An osteological study of the dugong Dugong dugon (Sirenia) from India |
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| Authors: | P.S.B.R. James |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin, India;(2) College of Fisheries, University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Kankanady, 575002 Mangalore, Karnataka, India |
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| Abstract: | An osteological study of the dugong (sea cow) Dugong dugon (Müller) from India, based on complete skeletons of an adult male and a juvenile female indicated certain morphological variations with age. It has also revealed a close osteological similarity between the dugongs from India and the Red Sea. Based on a statistical analysis, regression equations for certain typical skull measurements have been calculated; these equations, characteristic of the dugong from India, could be used for comparing dugongs of different regions. |
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