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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Factors influencing survival of rescued Amazonian manatees (Trichechus inunguis) during clinical rehabilitation in Peru [PDF]
Conservation Science and PracticeThe Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis), a vulnerable species native to the Amazon River Basin, is threatened by habitat loss, illegal hunting, and pollution.
David S. Wilcove +2 more
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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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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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Survey of vulnerable Amazonian manatees using environmental DNA (eDNA): A method for survey in remote field settings. [PDF]
PLoS ONEThe only exclusively freshwater lineage of Sirenia, the Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) is listed by the IUCN as vulnerable, with populations projected to decline further during the coming decades.
Kaitlyn Romoser +7 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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Establishment and Characterization of a Primary Fibroblast Cell Culture from the Amazonian Manatee (Trichechus inunguis) [PDF]
AnimalsThe vulnerable status of the Amazon manatee, Trichechus inunguis, indicates the need to seek measures to guarantee its conservation. In this context, the cultivation of cells in vitro is a strategy that should at least guarantee the preservation of their
Flávia dos Santos Tavares +7 more
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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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Case Report: Agonistic interaction between Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) and Tucuxi dolphins (Sotalia fluviatilis) in Brazil [PDF]
Frontiers in EthologyBackgroundInterspecific interactions play an important role in shaping ecological relationships, yet descriptions of social interspecific interactions in aquatic mammals remain scarce.
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