dugong: References & Edit History
Additional Reading
John E. Reynolds III and Daniel K. Odell, Manatees and Dugongs (1991), is a substantive and well-illustrated account of the biology and conservation of dugongs and manatees.
Article Contributors
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Thomas O'Shea
Wildlife Biologist, Midcontinent Ecological Science Center, United States Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado. Former deputy chair, Sirenian Specialist Group, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: The Royal Society Publishing - Royal Society Open Science - Population structure of Dugong dugon across the Indo-Pacific revealed by historical mitogenomes. | Sep 05, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Queensland Government - Dugongs. | May 28, 2026 | ||
| Added a cross-reference and modernized language. | Apr 17, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Royal Society Publishing - Royal Society Open Science - Population structure of Dugong dugon across the Indo-Pacific revealed by historical mitogenomes. | Oct 31, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Australian Government - Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water - Dugongs. | Aug 23, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Scientific Reports - Genetic diversity in a unique population of dugong (Dugong dugon) along the sea coasts of Thailand. | May 17, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals - The Ecology and Conservation of the Dugong (Dugong dugon) (PDF). | Mar 20, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - A chromosome-level genome assembly for the dugong (Dugong dugon). | Jan 10, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - A chromosome-level genome assembly for the dugong (Dugong dugon). | Jun 01, 2024 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Apr 24, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Fund for Animal Welfare - Dugongs. | Apr 09, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Library Board Singapore - Dugong. | Dec 15, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Marine Science - Dugongs (Dugong dugon) along hyper-urbanized coastlines. | Jul 11, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - Dugong. | Jan 11, 2023 | ||
| Added two photos of dugongs (Dugong dugon). | Sep 30, 2022 | ||
| Updated the conservation status of the dugong (Dugong dugon), noting that one study declared the species functionally extinct in Chinese waters. | Sep 07, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: World Wildlife Fund - Dugong. | Feb 21, 2018 | ||
| Added new Web site: National Geographic - Animals - Dugong. | Sep 02, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Dugong. | Aug 20, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Unique Australian Animals - Dugong. | Aug 20, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Animals - Dugong. | May 26, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Animal Diversity Web - Dugong dugon. | May 29, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Jun 20, 2003 | ||
| Article revised. | Nov 02, 2001 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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