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Humboldt, Alexander von
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Über den Manati des Orinoko.
Wiegmann's Arch. Naturgesch. 4(1): 1-10. Pls. 1-2.
–Allen 935. Transl. from French and annotated by A. F. A. Wiegmann. Describes the distribution, measurements, external and internal anatomy (especially of the mouth region), food, habits, hunting, and use of products of Orinoco manatees. The plates give overall views of the animal and of the interior of the mouth, and a schematic longitudinal section of the body, showing the horizontal diaphragm. See also A.F.A. Wiegmann (1838).
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Anatomy
(SEE ALSO: Brain and Nervous System; Circulatory System; Digestive System; Embryology; Endocrinology; Growth Rates; Histology; Myology; Pathology; Respiratory System; Skeleton; Urogenital System; and under species)
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1838 |
Humboldt, A.v. (TM; Orinoco R.; 3-8, pls. 1-2.) |
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Economic Uses
(SEE ALSO: Archeological Sites, Sirenia at; Hunting and Capture; Medicinal Applications; Religious, Superstitious, or Ornamental Use or Observance; Weed Control)
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1838 |
Humboldt, A.v. (TMM; Orinoco R.; meat, fat, oil, hide; whips; 9.) |
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Hunting and Capture
(SEE ALSO: Accidental Death or Injury; Archeological Sites, Sirenians at; Captivity, Sirenians in; Conservation; Economic Use; Natural Enemies; Weed Control)
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1838 |
Humboldt, A.v. (TMM; Orinoco R.; annual hunts; 9.) |
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Religious, Superstitious, or Ornamental Use or Observance
(SEE ALSO: Economic Use; Mermaid Legend)
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1838 |
Humboldt, A.v. (TMM; Orinoco R.; meat avoided, 9; ear bones used in magic, 9-10.) |
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Trichechus Linnaeus, 1758
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1838 |
Humboldt, A.v. (Orinoco R.; 3-10.) |
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Venezuela
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1838 |
Humboldt, A.v. (TMM; Orinoco R.; 3-10.) |
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