Amazonian manatee critical habitat revealed by artificial intelligence‐based passive acoustic techniques [PDF]
Remote Sensing in Ecology and ConservationFor many species at risk, monitoring challenges related to low visual detectability and elusive behavior limit the use of traditional visual surveys to collect critical information, hindering the development of sound conservation strategies.
Florence Erbs +5 more
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Food Plants Eaten by Amazonian Manatees (Trichechus inunguis, Mammalia : Sirenia) [PDF]
Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2002 To determine the feeding habits of the Amazonian manatee Trichechus inunguis in some Central Amazonian rivers and lakes, we compared plant epidermis found in the stomach contents and/or faeces of animals with a reference collection of plants present in ...
Ioni G. Colares, Elton P. Colares
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Seasonal variations in blood parameters of the Amazonian manatee, Trichechus inunguis [PDF]
Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2000 Seasonal variations in body weight, food consumption and blood glucose, total lipids, urea, total proteins, albumin and globulins of captive Amazonian manatees, Trichechus inunguis, were determined.
Elton P. Colares +3 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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Abdominal ultrasound in amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) (Natterer, 1883) [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2021 Morphophysiological species researches are fundamental, and diagnostic imaging is an excellent technique, already used in wild animals, with great application, not invasive and provide real-time information of each body.
U. H. A. Barreto +6 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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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.
Fábia de Oliveira Luna +10 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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Analyses of historical documents reveal past trends of exploitation of manatees (Trichechus inunguis) in the Amazon Basin (16th-19th centuries) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]
Open Research EuropeThe West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) and the Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) have been exploited by different societies from ancient times to the present.
Cristina Brito +4 more
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Empty forest or empty rivers? A century of commercial hunting in Amazonia. [PDF]
Sci Adv, 2016 The Amazon basin is the largest and most species-rich tropical forest and river system in the world, playing a pivotal role in global climate regulation and harboring hundreds of traditional and indigenous cultures.
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