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Preen, Anthony R.
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1989b |
Observations of mating behavior in dugongs (Dugong dugon).
Mar. Mamm. Sci. 5(4): 382-387. 1 fig. Oct. 1989.
–Describes behaviors related to mating ("splashing", "following", "fighting", and "mounting") observed in dugong herds in Moreton Bay, Queensland, and compares these observations with other published accounts of dugong and manatee sexual behavior. Concludes that dugongs compete more violently for estrous females than do manatees.
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Related Index Records (6)
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Australia
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1989b |
Preen, A. (DD; Moreton Bay, Queensland; mating behavior; 382-387.) |
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Behavior, Aggregative
(SEE ALSO: Aerial Surveys of Distribution)
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1989b |
Preen, A. (DD; Queensland; herd sizes; 383.) |
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Behavior, Agonistic and Territorial
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1989b |
Preen, A. (DD; Queensland; males fighting in mating herds; 384-386.) |
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Behavior, Sexual
(SEE ALSO: Birth and Breeding)
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1989b |
Preen, A. (DD; Queensland; mating; 382-387.) |
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Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) Palmer, 1895
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1989b |
Preen, A. (Queensland; mating behavior; 382-387.) |
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Trichechus manatus Linnaeus, 1758
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1989b |
Preen, A. (sexual behavior, comp. w/ DD; 382, 386.) |
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