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Discovery of a Large Population of Dugongs off Brisbane, Australia*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2009

George E. Heinsohn ,
Richard J. Lear ,
Michael M. Bryden ,
Helene Marsh  and
Blair R. Gardner
George E. Heinsohn
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia.
Richard J. Lear
Affiliation:
School of Anatomy, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland 4067, Australia.
Michael M. Bryden
Affiliation:
School of Anatomy, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland 4067, Australia.
Helene Marsh
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia.
Blair R. Gardner
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia.
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Environmental Conservation , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , Summer 1978 , pp. 91 - 92
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Copyright © Foundation for Environmental Conservation 1978

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