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Baseline urinalysis results in 32 healthy Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2021
Abstract OBJECTIVE To describe results of analysis of free-catch urine samples collected from Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) under human care in the Caribbean. ANIMALS 32 Antillean manatees in 5 Caribbean oceanaria and rescue centers. PROCEDURES Urine samples were obtained by opportunistic free catch during physical examination or
Lesly J, Cabrias-Contreras, Roberto, Sánchez-Okrucky, Dalila, Caicedo-Herrera, Laura, Jaramillo-Ortíz, Francisco, de la Rosa, Ana C, Negrete-Philippe, Danilo, Cruz-Martínez, Antonio L, Rivera-Guzmán, Antonio, Mignucci-Giannoni   +8 more
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Activities and social interactions in captive Antillean manatees in Mexico

mamm, 2010
Abstract Behavioural research in endangered manatees is essential for successful conservation management. We examined the activities and social interactions of a captive group of Antillean manatees located in the Dolphin Discovery Park in Mexico. The group studied was composed of two adults, one subadult and one calf.
Yann Hénaut, Sylvia P. Becerra Lopez, Salima Machkour-M'Rabet, Benjamín Morales-Vela, Peter Winterton, Fabienne Delfour   +5 more
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Behavioural and physiological responses of captive Antillean manatees to small aerial drones

Wildlife Research, 2021
Abstract Context Unmanned aerial vehicles or drones are powerful tools for wildlife research. Identifying the impacts of these systems on target species during operations is essential to reduce risks of disturbance to wildlife, to minimise bias in behavioural data, and to establish better ...
Sarah S. Landeo-Yauri, Delma Nataly Castelblanco-Martínez, Yann Hénaut, Maria R. Arreola, Eric A. Ramos   +4 more
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Plastic pollution on beaches in an Antillean manatee conservation area, Brazil

Marine Pollution Bulletin
The presence of plastic debris along shorelines is a widespread problem, and plastic debris can interact directly with marine wildlife. In northeast Brazil, the Antillean manatees are the most common marine mammals and use estuarine waters mainly as their home range. We aimed to investigate the characteristics of plastic debris on the estuarine-oceanic
Mário Herculano, de Oliveira, Maria Eduarda Santana, Verissimo, Breno Carvalho, da Silva, André Luiz Machado, Pessanha   +3 more
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The role of touch in captive and semi-captive Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus)

Behaviour, 2021
Abstract Tactile signals have been neglected in aquatic animal studies despite being a major communication modality. We investigated Antillean manatees’ tactile behavioural repertoire and budget in captivity (7-females and 4-males) and semi-captivity (4-males) in Brazil.
Karen Lucchini, Rebecca Umeed, Luana Guimarães, Paulo Santos, Iara Sommer, Bruna Bezerra   +5 more
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Bipolaris hawaiiensis as an emerging cause of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis in an Antillean manatee Trichechus manatus manatus

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 2015
Phaeohyphomycoses are emerging and opportunistic diseases caused by dematiaceous fungi that infect many animal species. This paper describes a case of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis in an Antillean manatee Trichechus manatus manatus caused by Bipolaris hawaiiensis.
José Júlio, Costa Sidrim, Vitor Luz, Carvalho, Débora Castelo, Branco de Souza Collares Maia, Raimunda Sâmia, Nogueira Brilhante, Ana Carolina Oliveira, de Meirelles, Cristine Pereira, Negrão Silva, Rossana, de Aguiar Cordeiro, José Luciano, Bezerra Moreira, Tereza, de Jesus Pinheiro Gomes Bandeira, Marcos Fábio, Gadelha Rocha   +9 more
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Metals in Bone Tissue of Antillean Manatees from the Gulf of Mexico and Chetumal Bay, Mexico

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2015
Concentrations of seven metals (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Ni, and Zn) were analyzed in 33 bone tissue samples of Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) found dead in lagoons and rivers of Tabasco and Campeche in the Gulf of Mexico and Chetumal Bay in the Caribbean region.
Ana G, Romero-Calderón, Benjamin, Morales-Vela, René, Rosíles-Martínez, León D, Olivera-Gómez, Alberto, Delgado-Estrella   +4 more
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Construction of a Data Integration Platform for the Passive Monitoring of the Antillean Manatee in Panama

2023 IEEE Latin-American Conference on Communications (LATINCOM), 2023
Kenji Contreras, Fernando Merchan, Héctor Poveda, Hector M. Guzman, Javier E. Sánchez-Galán   +4 more
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The ecosystems growing on Antillean manatees: preliminary results

2019
Farías-Martínez, Jose Mauro, Castelblanco-Martínez, Nataly   +1 more
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Medical management and resolution of perinatal bilateral exophthalmia and secondary corneal ulcers in an Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) neonate from Puerto Rico

Veterinary Ophthalmology, 2022
Carla I Rivera-Pérez, Antonio A Mignucci-Giannoni, Sylma Escobar   +2 more
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