Rediscovering the Dugong (Dugong dugon) in Myanmar and capacity building for research and conservation

Raffles Bulletin of Zoology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 195-199

  Ilangakoon, A D ^a   Tun, Tint ^b  

^a IUCN Species Survival Commission   (Sri Lanka)

^b Marine Biologist ^*  (Myanmar)

Author keywords

Dugong; Dugong dugon; Myanmar; Occurrence; Rakhine coast; Threats

Indexed keywords

DUGONG DUGON; DUGONGIDAE; MAMMALIA; SIRENIA;

EID: 47649119707     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02172445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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