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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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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Identification of alimentary components of Antillean manatee diet in the Northeast of Brazil [PDF]
Biotemas, 2008 The manatees are considered to be opportunist herbivors, consuming a great amount of alimentary items. The aim of the present study was to identify the alimentary components of the diet of Antillean manatees in free life in the northeastern region of ...
Daiane Garcia Anzolin +3 more
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Have Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) entered the Eastern Pacific Ocean?
FEMS Microbiology Letters, 2023 Marine Mammal Science, Volume 39, Issue 1, Page 274-280, January 2023.
Hector M. Guzman, Candy K. Real
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Accomplishments and challenges of the research on Antillean manatee: A bibliometric analysis
Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, 2023 The Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) is an endangered subspecies of the West Indian manatee inhabiting countries of South America, Meso America and the Caribbean. Basic and applied research is necessary to inform management plans for the effective recovery of this subspecies.
Castelblanco Martínez, Nataly +6 more
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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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Pyothorax in Antillean Manatee (Trichechus manatus) in Brazil [PDF]
Acta Scientiae Veterinariae, 2020 Background: Manatees are the most endangered aquatic mammals in Brazil. The current conservation scenario, together with their biological characteristics, raises concern with the future of this species. Pyothorax, also known as septic pleural effusion or pleural empyema, is characterized by the accumulation of a septic purulent exudate within the ...
Attademo, Fernanda Löffler Niemeyer +5 more
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Vocalizations of wild West Indian manatee vary across subspecies and geographic location [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Geographic variation in the vocal behavior of manatees has been reported but is largely unexplored. Vocalizations of wild West Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus) were recorded with hydrophones in Florida from Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus ...
Jessica D. Reyes-Arias +14 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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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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