Dugong (Dugong dugon) abundance along the Andaman coast of Thailand

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 536-549

  Hines, Ellen M ^a   Adulyanukosol, Kanjana ^b   Duffus, David A ^c  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PHUKET MARINE BIOLOGICAL CENTER   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Andaman Sea; Dugong; Dugong dugon; Population assessment; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; MARINE MAMMAL;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; DUGONG DUGON; HALOPHILA;

EID: 20744434725     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2005.tb01247.x     Document Type: Article

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