Author:

Humboldt, A. von and Wiegmann, A. F. A  Search this

Type:

Citations

Date:

1838

Notes:

Detailed account of its external characters, with measurements, of the mouth parts, and some account of its digestive tract, food, and habits. Pl. i gives views of the animal in profile and from below; pl. ii, of the mouth, of the head from above and in profile, and an ideal longitudinal section of the body.

Topic:

Amazon manatee  Search this

West Indian manatee  Search this

Caribbean manatee  Search this

Morphology--External morphology  Search this

External morphology--External morphometrics  Search this

External morphometrics  Search this

Anatomy  Search this

External morphology--External illustration  Search this

External illustration  Search this

Feeding - Foraging  Search this

Stomach  Search this

Anatomical illustration  Search this

Taxonomy:

Sirenia--Trichechidae--Trichechus--inunguis

Sirenia--Trichechidae--Trichechus--manatus

Data Source:

Marine Mammals Bibliography

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_bib_8633