Bibliography Record

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Tas'an (detail)
   
1976
Report on catching and life in captivity of Dugong dugon, Jaya Ancol Oceanarium.
Jakarta, Jaya Ancol Oceanarium: 1-12. 3 tabs. 2 figs. 2 tipped-in photos.
–Report presented at meeting of Northwestern Chapter, Amer. Assoc. Zool. Parks & Aquaria (IAAAM), Seattle, Washington, 1976. Describes the capture of 7 dugongs in South Sulawesi, their transport to Jakarta, and their brief survival in captivity.

Related Index Records (8)

Captivity, Sirenians in
(SEE ALSO: Hunting and Capture; Weed Control)
  x 1976 Tas'an (DD; Jakarta; 1-12.)

Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) Palmer, 1895
  x 1976 Tas'an (Indonesia; capture & captive history; 1-12.)

East Indies
(SEE ALSO: Asia; Australia; Indian Ocean; Pacific Ocean; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Philippine Islands)
  x 1976 Tas'an (DD from Sulawesi; in capt., Jakarta; 1-12.)

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 1976 Tas'an (DD; in capt., Jakarta; Zostera, Ipomoea, lettuce, cabbage, carrots; 5, 7-8.)

Food Plants: Ipomoea
(Convolvulaceae)
  x 1976 Tas'an (Indonesia; in capt.; 5.)

Food Plants: Zostera marina
(Potamogetonaceae)
  x 1976 Tas'an (Indonesia; 5.)

Hunting and Capture
(SEE ALSO: Accidental Death or Injury; Archeological Sites, Sirenians at; Captivity, Sirenians in; Conservation; Economic Use; Natural Enemies; Weed Control)
  x 1976 Tas'an (DD; Indonesia; netted for oceanarium; 1-3.)

Locomotion
(SEE ALSO: Respiration and Diving)
  x 1976 Tas'an (DD; use of flippers on bottom; 5.)


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