Manatees in Zoological Parks throughout the World: History, State, and Welfare [PDF]
Animals, 2023 The order Sirenia comprises several species of manatees and one species of dugong. These popular marine mammals are relatively recent acquisitions to zoological parks throughout the world.
Yann Henaut, Fabienne Delfour
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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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Using osteological measurements to estimate body length in Amazonian manatees [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2021 Body length is an important parameter in morphological, ecological and behavioral studies of a species and contributes to the understanding of the body condition of individuals.
Gisele de Castro Maciel VALDEVINO +2 more
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Morphology, morphometry and ultrastructure of the Amazonian manatee (Sirenia: Trichechidae) spermatozoa [PDF]
Zoologia (Curitiba), 2010 This study describes the morphological, morphometric and ultrastructural characteristics of the Amazonian manatee Trichechus inunguis (Natterer, 1883) spermatozoon. The spermatozoa were obtained from a urine sample of an adult T.
Rodrigo S. Amaral +4 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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The evolutionary history of manatees told by their mitogenomes [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 The manatee family encompasses three extant congeneric species: Trichechus senegalensis (African manatee), T. inunguis (Amazonian manatee), and T. manatus (West Indian manatee).
Érica Martinha Silva de Souza +11 more
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Karyotypical Confirmation of Natural Hybridization between Two Manatee Species, Trichechus manatus and Trichechus inunguis [PDF]
Life, 2022 Two species of manatees are found in Northern Brazil—the Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus), which is found along the coast from Florida to Northeastern Brazil, and the Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis), endemic to the Amazon drainage basin ...
Edivaldo H. C. de Oliveira +11 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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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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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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