Estimating body size of fossil sirenians

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 937-959

  Sarko, Diana K ^a   Domning, Daryl P ^b   Marino, Lori ^c   Reep, Roger L ^d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Dugong; Manatee; Paleoecology; Sirenia

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; EXTINCTION; FOSSIL RECORD; MARINE MAMMAL; MORPHOMETRY; NICHE PARTITIONING; PALEOECOLOGY; SKULL; SYMPATRY;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; INDIA; UNITED STATES;

DUGONG DUGON; SIRENIA; TRICHECHUS MANATUS; TRICHECHUS MANATUS LATIROSTRIS;

EID: 78649480714     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2010.00384.x     Document Type: Article

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