Agonistic interactions initiated by adult bottlenose dolphins on Antillean manatee calves in the Caribbean Sea. [PDF]
PLoS ONEThe dynamics and drivers of inter-species interactions in the wild are poorly understood, particularly those involving social animal species. Inter-species interactions between cetaceans and sirenians have rarely been documented and investigated.
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Neonatal Abandonment and Hydrocephalus in Antillean Manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus): Is There a Causal Relationship? [PDF]
AnimalsManatees are semi-social animals, with the mother–calf relationship being considered long-lasting for the species. However, some events lead to the separation of this pair.
Tiago F. S. Santos +13 more
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Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 2020 We evaluated the potential of using convolutional neural networks in classifying spectrograms of Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) vocalizations. Spectrograms using binary, linear and logarithmic amplitude formats were considered.
Fernando Merchan +2 more
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Blood Reference Intervals for Antillean Manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) from Puerto Rico. [PDF]
Vet Med Int, 2022 Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) are endangered throughout the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean coast of Central and South America, the Greater Antilles, and the northeastern coast of South America to Brazil. Establishing blood reference intervals is essential as a tool in classifying health status, diagnosing, establishing ...
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FEMS Microbiology Letters, 2023 Marine Mammal Science, Volume 39, Issue 1, Page 322-337, January 2023.
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Is the Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) back in town? Presence of the species at the “Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Yum Balam”, Quintana Roo, Mexico [PDF]
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2017 The Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus), considered endangered, is protected at national (Mexico) and international levels. Since Hurricane Gilbert in 1988, sightings of manatees have been rare at Conil Lagoon, located within the natural ...
José Gerardo Ávila-Canto +4 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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Causes of Mortality for Endangered Antillean Manatees in Cuba [PDF]
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 The Antillean manatee is categorized as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature primarily due to its low abundance. Further declines in abundance are expected due to a group of human related threats that include illegal ...
Anmari Alvarez-Alemán +9 more
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Learning capacities and welfare in an Antillean manatee, Trichechus manatus manatus [PDF]
Comptes Rendus Biologies, 2020 Studies on the cognitive abilities of manatees are limited despite their importance for the environmental enrichment and welfare of individuals in captivity and the understanding of manatee behaviour in the wild.
Hénaut, Yann +3 more
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The relationship between acoustic habitat, hearing and tonal vocalizations in the Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus, Linnaeus, 1758) [PDF]
Biology Open, 2015 The Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) is an endangered marine mammal that inhabits the Caribbean Sea and riverine systems in Central America.
Mario Rivera Chavarría +2 more
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