Movement heterogeneity of dugongs, Dugong dugon (Müller), over large spatial scales

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 334, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 64-83

  Sheppard, James K ^a,b   Preen, Anthony R ^a   Marsh, Helene ^a,b   Lawler, Ivan R ^a,b   Whiting, Scott D ^a   Jones, Rhondda E ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CRC Reef Research Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dugong; Herbivore; Large mammal; Large scale movement; Migration; Satellite telemetry; Spatial ecology

Indexed keywords

HERBIVORY; MAMMAL; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MIGRATION; MONITORING; SATELLITE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

ANIMALIA; DUGONG DUGON; HALOPHILA; MAMMALIA; TRICHECHUS MANATUS;

EID: 33646889329     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.01.011     Document Type: Article

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