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Conservation of Dugong dugon (sea cow) in Gulf of Mannar [1]

Dugong dugon (dugongs) is probably one of the few living marine mammals surviving in pockets around the Indian Ocean to the western part of the Pacific Ocean. These marine mammals are herbivores which spend their full life in the sea. They are the only extant species of the family Dugongidae. (Correspondence)

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
25/07/2013
M. Anandharaj [3], S. Sivakumar [4], M. Rizwana Parveen Rani [5]
Current Science [6]
105
2
149-150
Tags:
Marine Life [7], Endangered Species [8], Gulf Of Mannar Marine NP [9], Mammals [10], India [11]
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[2] http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/105/02/0149.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/m-anandharaj
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/s-sivakumar
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/m-rizwana-parveen-rani
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/current-science
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-life
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gulf-mannar-marine-np
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mammals
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india