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 Johnstone, I. M.; Hudson, Brydget E. T. (detail)
   
1981
The dugong diet: mouth sample analysis.
Bull. Mar. Sci. 31(3): 681-690. 5 tabs. 3 figs.
–Reprinting of 1980? Analysis of mouth samples from 102 dugongs caught in Papua New Guinea showed the presence of 11 different seagrasses, plus small amounts of algae and mangroves. Frequency of occurrence and a "preference ratio" for each species are tabulated. Concludes that the mouth samples reflect local abundance, ecological distribution, and energetic value of the seagrass species in the catch area.

Related Index Records (15)

Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) Palmer, 1895
  x 1981 Johnstone & Hudson (Papua New Guinea; mouth samples of diet; 681-690.)
Food
(SEE ALSO: Behavior, Ingestive; Captivity, Sirenians in; Digestive System; Food Plants; Weed Control) (NOTE: Plants reported as part of the captive but not the natural diet of sirs. will not necessarily be found under Food Plants. Papers referring to them are, however, indexed here.)
  x * 1981 Johnstone & Hudson (DD; Papua New Guinea; mouth samples, 681-690; algae, 682, 685.)
Food Plants: Avicennia marina
(Verbenaceae)
  x 1981 Johnstone & Hudson (Papua New Guinea; 682, 685.)
Food Plants: Cymodocea rotundata
(Potamogetonaceae)
  x 1981 Johnstone & Hudson (Papua New Guinea; 685, 688.)
Food Plants: Cymodocea serrulata
(Potamogetonaceae)
  x 1981 Johnstone & Hudson (Papua New Guinea; 685, 688.)
Food Plants: Enhalus acoroides
(Hydrocharitaceae)
  x 1981 Johnstone & Hudson (Papua New Guinea; 685, 687-688.)
Food Plants: Halodule pinifolia
(Potamogetonaceae)
  x 1981 Johnstone & Hudson (Papua New Guinea; 682, 685, 687-688.)
Food Plants: Halodule uninervis
(Potamogetonaceae)
  x 1981 Johnstone & Hudson (Papua New Guinea; 682, 685, 687-688.)
Food Plants: Halophila decipiens
(Hydrocharitaceae)
  x 1981 Johnstone & Hudson (Papua New Guinea; 685, 688.)
Food Plants: Halophila ovalis
(Hydrocharitaceae)
  x 1981 Johnstone & Hudson (Papua New Guinea; 685, 687-688.)
Food Plants: Halophila spinulosa
(Hydrocharitaceae)
  x 1981 Johnstone & Hudson (Papua New Guinea; 685, 687-688.)
Food Plants: Syringodium isoetifolium
(Potamogetonaceae)
  x 1981 Johnstone & Hudson (Papua New Guinea; 685, 688.)
Food Plants: Thalassia hemprichii
(Hydrocharitaceae)
  x 1981 Johnstone & Hudson (Papua New Guinea; 685, 687-688.)
Hunting and Capture
(SEE ALSO: Accidental Death or Injury; Archeological Sites, Sirenians at; Captivity, Sirenians in; Conservation; Economic Use; Natural Enemies; Weed Control)
  x 1981 Johnstone & Hudson (DD; Papua New Guinea; catch records; 682-684.)
Papua New Guinea
(SEE ALSO: Ri)
  x 1981 Johnstone & Hudson (DD; mouth samples of diet; 681-690.)

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