Genetic Connectivity of the West Indian Manatee in the Southern Range and Limited Evidence of Hybridization With Amazonian Manatees [PDF]
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 The Antillean subspecies of the West Indian manatee is classified as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List.
Fabia De Oliveira Luna +2 more
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Occupancy and population density estimates of the Amazonian manatee in eastern Ecuador [PDF]
Endangered Species Research, 2021 The Amazonian manatee Trichechus inunguis has been categorized as Vulnerable by the IUCN. There have been few studies on the species in its natural habitats due to its elusive nature and the low visibility of its aquatic habitats.
Galo Zapata-Rios
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TLR4 and TLR8 variability in Amazonian and West Indian manatee species from Brazil [PDF]
Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2021 Amazonian (Trichechus inunguis) and West Indian (Trichechus manatus) manatees are aquatic mammals vulnerable to extinction found in the Amazon basin and the coastal western Atlantic.
Tatiana Maia de Oliveira +10 more
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Endoparasite survey in Amazonian manatees (Trichechus inunguis) under rehabilitation in the Peruvian Amazon [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeManatee populations are declining worldwide, and all currently existing species are considered vulnerable by the IUCN. The most common problems during nurturing young Amazonian manatees, Trichechus inunguis, in rescue centres are of gastrointestinal ...
Philipp Sziderics +11 more
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The myology of the Amazonian Manatee, Trichechus inunguis (Natterer) (Mammalia: Sirenia) [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 1978 : The muscles of the Amazonian manatee are described and compared with those of other manatees and the dugong. Maps of muscle attachments and data on weights of muscles are included. The manatee species differ in the forms of the mm.
Daryl P Domning
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Manatee calf call contour and acoustic structure varies by species and body size [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Vocal activity and signal characteristics of mammals are driven by several factors that result in both stability and plasticity over multiple time scales.
Beth Brady +8 more
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Ancestral chromosomal signatures of Paenungulata (Afroteria) reveal the karyotype of Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis, Sirenia: Trichechidae) as the oldest among American manatees [PDF]
BMC Genomics, 2023 Background Chromosomal painting in manatees has clarified questions about the rapid evolution of sirenians within the Paenungulata clade. Further cytogenetic studies in Afrotherian species may provide information about their evolutionary dynamics ...
Flávia dos Santos Tavares +9 more
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Salmonellosis in a young Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) [PDF]
Ciência Rural, 2020 : The objective of this study was to describe a case of salmonellosis in an Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis). The animal was rescued from a tributary of the Capim River, in the municipality of Goianésia do Pará, Pará, Brazil, kept in a pool, and ...
José de Jesus Correa Neto +8 more
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Mitochondrial Genetic Diversity, Population Structure and Detection of Antillean and Amazonian Manatees in Colombia: New Areas and New Techniques [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 The Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus) and the Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) are distributed in rivers in the Caribbean and Amazonian region of Colombia respectively.
Susana Caballero +8 more
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Complete mitochondrial genome of the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirotris, Sirenia) [PDF]
Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2020 The Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) is an endangered subspecies of the West Indian manatee (T. manatus), which inhabits inland and marine waters of southeastern United States.
Sibelle T. Vilaça, Fabricio R. Santos
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