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Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, Volume 19, Issue 3, Page 615-625, May 2023., 2023 Abstract In recent years, pollution of watercourses in nearby protected ecosystems has increased due to urbanization. Standard physiochemical methods and probes are one way to monitor watercourses for quality. However, they often do not provide the full ecological status of the body of water.
Federico Sinche +4 more
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Community-based population recovery of overexploited Amazonian wildlife [PDF]
, 2017 The Amazon Basin experienced a pervasive process of resource overexploitation during the 20th-century, which induced severe population declines of many iconic vertebrate species.
Antunes, André P. +4 more
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Macro-habitat preferences by the African manatee and crocodiles – ecological and conservation implications [PDF]
, 2012 African manatees (<i>Trichechus senegalensis</i>) and crocodiles are threatened species in parts of their range. In West Africa, crocodiles may constitute the main predators for manatees apart from humans.
E. Politano +5 more
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Status of the Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) in the Cuyabeno Reserve, Ecuador
ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías, 2010 Amazonian manatees live in black water rivers and lakes in the Amazon basin. A study of Amazonian manatees in the Cuyabeno Reserve conducted by Timm et al.
Judith Denkinger
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A Fetal-Maternal Shift of Blood Oxygen Affinity in an Australian Viviparous Lizard, Sphenomorphus quoyii (Reptilia, Scincidae) [PDF]
, 1981 Compared to adults, the oxygen affinity of blood from fetal Sphenomorphus quoyii is very much higher: P50 is approximately 70 Torr in adults and 30 Torr in nearly full term embryos (PC02= 17 Torr, T=34 degrees C).
A Riggs +22 more
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Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, 2023 The last relevant work that reviewed the biological and conservation aspects of the Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) was published almost 30 years ago. In these three decades, scientific knowledge about the species has advanced substantially. This review article updates knowledge about the various biological and conservation aspects of Amazonian
Rodrigo Amaral +9 more
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Phylogeography and sex-biased dispersal across riverine manatee populations (Trichechus inunguis and Trichechus manatus) in South America. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Phylogeographic patterns and sex-biased dispersal were studied in riverine populations of West Indian (Trichechus manatus) and Amazonian manatees (T.
Paula Satizábal +7 more
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Aspectos Morfológicos do cordão umbilical de búfalos (Bubalus bubalis) [PDF]
, 2009 Buffalo is an important livestock resource, with a great participation in agricultural systems, providing milk, meat, and work power. Umbilical cord is responsible for maternal-fetal nutrients exchange during pregnancy, and its alterations can compromise
BRANCO, Érika +8 more
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INTERACTIONS BETWEEN CALVES OF AMAZONIAN MANATEES IN PERU: A STUDY CASE
Acta Biológica Colombiana, 2016 Trichechus inunguis is an endemic species of the Amazon, which inhabits mainly in lakes and calm rivers. The objective of this study case was to describe the social behaviour of two female-orphaned calves, of T. inunguis in captivity. They were kept in the same pool at the facilities of the Amazon Rescue Center (ARC, Iquitos, Peruvian Amazon).
ARÉVALO-SANDI, Alexander Roldán +1 more
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Frontiers in EthologyBackgroundInterspecific interactions play an important role in shaping ecological relationships, yet descriptions of social interspecific interactions in aquatic mammals remain scarce.
Layse Albuquerque +12 more
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