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Unusual behavior and habitat use of a solitary male dugong inhabiting coral reefs at the Cocos (Keeling) Islands

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  1. Department of Environment and Agriculture, Curtin University, Perth, WA, 6845, Australia

    Jean-Paul A. Hobbs

  2. PO Box 1015, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, WA, 6799, Australia

    Karen Willshaw

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Hobbs, JP.A., Willshaw, K. Unusual behavior and habitat use of a solitary male dugong inhabiting coral reefs at the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Mar Biodiv 46, 31–32 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-015-0360-6

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