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Shaw, Norton
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1857 |
Description of the ajuh, a kind of whale, found by Dr. Vogel in the River Benué (Central Africa) in September 1855. Translated and communicated by Dr. Shaw.
Rept. Brit. Assoc. Adv. Sci., 26th Meeting (1856): 98-99.
–French transl.: L'Institut 25(1208): 61-62, Feb. 25, 1857. A description of the external appearance and habits of the West African manatee, by Vogel. Followed by a note (R. Owen, 1857b; q.v.) which compares the "ajuh" to other sirs. and proposes for it the name Manatus Vogelii.
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Related Index Records (8)
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Africa
(SEE ALSO: Indian Ocean; Egypt; Madagascar; Red Sea)
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1857 |
Shaw, N. (TS; Benué R.; 98-99.) |
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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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1857 |
Shaw, N. (TS; meat, fat, bone, hide; m99.) |
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Embryology and Ontogeny
(SEE ALSO: Age Determination; Growth Rates; Teratology)
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1857 |
Shaw, N. (TM; fetus; nails; m99.) |
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Excretion and Defecation
(SEE ALSO: Salinity Tolerance; Urogenital System)
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1857 |
Shaw, N. (TS; feces; m99.) |
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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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1857 |
Shaw, N. (TS; Benué R., Africa; m99.) |
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Manatus australis Retzius, 1794
(= Trichechus manatus, in part; Trichechus senegalensis, in part; also used by many authors for T. inunguis)
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1857 |
Shaw, N. (comp. w/ TS; 99.) |
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Migration and Movements
(SEE ALSO: Behavior, Aggregative; Behavior, Shelter-seeking; Locomotion; Temperature, Effects of)
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1857 |
Shaw, N. (TS; Benué R.; rainy-season occurrence; 99.) |
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Vernacular Names
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1857 |
Shaw, N. (TS; central Africa; ajuh; m98.) |
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