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Woods, F. J. (detail)
   
1937
Manatee.
Nigerian Field 6(1): 23-28. 3 figs.
–Describes various Nigerian methods of catching manatees with traps and bait, manatee distribution and catch levels, native superstitions regarding manatees, and rituals observed in butchering them. Also gives measurements and notes on the external morphology of a specimen killed in the Izichi River.

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Africa
(SEE ALSO: Indian Ocean; Egypt; Madagascar; Red Sea)
  x 1937 Woods, F.J. (TS; Nigeria; hunting, measurements, rituals; 23-28.)

Anatomy
(SEE ALSO: Brain and Nervous System; Circulatory System; Digestive System; Embryology; Endocrinology; Growth Rates; Histology; Myology; Pathology; Respiratory System; Skeleton; Urogenital System; and under species)
  x 1937 Woods, F.J. (TS; Nigeria; external measurements & morphology; 24-25.)

Economic Uses
(SEE ALSO: Archeological Sites, Sirenia at; Hunting and Capture; Medicinal Applications; Religious, Superstitious, or Ornamental Use or Observance; Weed Control)
  x 1937 Woods, F.J. (TS; Nigeria; professional hunting & price of meat; 23-27.)

Hunting and Capture
(SEE ALSO: Accidental Death or Injury; Archeological Sites, Sirenians at; Captivity, Sirenians in; Conservation; Economic Use; Natural Enemies; Weed Control)
  x * 1937 Woods, F.J. (TS; Nigeria; traps, bait, harpoons, nets; 23-27.)

Religious, Superstitious, or Ornamental Use or Observance
(SEE ALSO: Economic Use; Mermaid Legend)
  x 1937 Woods, F.J. (TS; Nigeria; superstitions & butchering rituals; 28.)

Trichechus senegalensis Link, 1795
  x v 1937 Woods, F.J. (Nigeria; hunting, measurements, rituals; 23-28.)


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