Iterative Evolution of Sympatric Seacow (Dugongidae, Sirenia) Assemblages during the Past ∼26 Million Years

Jorge Velez-Juarbe; Daryl P. Domning; Nicholas D. Pyenson

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031294

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Iterative Evolution of Sympatric Seacow (Dugongidae, Sirenia) Assemblages during the Past ∼26 Million Years

Jorge Velez-Juarbe ,

* E-mail: velezjuarbe@gmail.com

Affiliations Laboratory of Evolutionary Biology, Department of Anatomy, Howard University, Washington, D.C., United States of America, Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., United States of America
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Daryl P. Domning,

Affiliations Laboratory of Evolutionary Biology, Department of Anatomy, Howard University, Washington, D.C., United States of America, Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., United States of America
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Nicholas D. Pyenson

Affiliations Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., United States of America, Departments of Mammalogy and Paleontology, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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Iterative Evolution of Sympatric Seacow (Dugongidae, Sirenia) Assemblages during the Past ∼26 Million Years

Jorge Velez-Juarbe,
Daryl P. Domning,
Nicholas D. Pyenson

Published: February 3, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031294

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Title: “Multiple species of seacows once coexisted | Bits of Science”
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Paleoecologia de los sirenios | Caribbean Paleobiology (blog)
http://caribbeanpaleobiol...

The discovery of multispecies communities of seacows | Ocean Portal Blog
http://ocean.si.edu/blog/...

Lumbering sea cows were once plentiful and diverse | LiveScience
http://www.livescience.co...

Competing interests declared: Author of original peer-reviewed article

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Title: “Manatee Species Coexisted | Ancient Sea Cows | Decreasing Species Diversity | LiveScience”
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Title: “Smithsonian scientists discover multiple species of seacows once coexisted”
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Iterative Evolution of Sympatric Seacow (Dugongidae, Sirenia) Assemblages during the Past ∼26 Million Years

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