Bibliography Record

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Santiapillai, Charles (detail)
   
1981
On the ecology and conservation of the dugong, Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) in Sri Lanka.
Tigerpaper 8(1): 2-6. 2 figs.
–Gen. acc. of dugong biology and status, mostly taken from previous literature but with some information gleaned from Sri Lankan fishermen.

Related Index Records (11)

Behavior, Epimeletic
  x 1981 Santiapillai, C. (DD; Sri Lanka; cows trying to free calves from nets; 4.)

Behavior, Ingestive
(SEE ALSO: Behavior, Epimeletic; Behavior, Et-epimeletic; Food; Mastication; Milk)
  x 1981 Santiapillai, C. (DD; Sri Lanka; stones in intestines; 4.)

Birth and Breeding
(SEE ALSO: Age Determination; Behavior, Sexual; Population Biology; Urogenital System)
  x 1981 Santiapillai, C. (DD; Sri Lanka; mating during southwest monsoon; twinning; 4.)

Conservation
(SEE ALSO: Accidental Death or Injury; Economic Uses; Hunting and Capture; Weed Control)
  x 1981 Santiapillai, C. (DD; Sri Lanka; 6.)

Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) Palmer, 1895
  x 1981 Santiapillai, C. (Sri Lanka; ecology & conservation; 2-6.)

Food Plants: Enhalus acoroides
(Hydrocharitaceae)
  x 1981 Santiapillai, C. (Sri Lanka; 3.)

Food Plants: Halophila ovalis
(Hydrocharitaceae)
  x 1981 Santiapillai, C. (Sri Lanka; 3.)

Food Plants: Thalassia hemprichii
(Hydrocharitaceae)
  x 1981 Santiapillai, C. (Sri Lanka; 3.)

Respiration and Diving
(SEE ALSO: Locomotion)
  x 1981 Santiapillai, C. (DD; Sri Lanka; dives of 15-20 min.; 4.)

Sri Lanka
(formerly Ceylon)
  x 1981 Santiapillai, C. (DD; ecology & conservation; 2-6.)

Vernacular Names
  x 1981 Santiapillai, C. (DD; Sri Lanka; Sinhalese, moodhu oora; Tamil, kadal pandi; 2.)


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