What the skull and scapular morphology of the dugong (Dugong dugon) can tell us: Sex, habitat and body length?

• Main Authors: Korakot Nganvongpanit, Kittisak Buddhachat, Patcharaporn Kaewmong, Phaothep Cherdsukjai, Kongkiat Kittiwatanawong
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Arts and Humanities
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85019612727&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/47029
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2017 The Author(s). The dugong (Dugong dugon, Müller) is an endangered marine mammal species. We examined the relationship between sex, habitat and body length based on the skull and scapular morphology and morphometrics of 81 dugong samples in Thailand. A total of 58 parameters from the skull and...