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Acta Biológica ColombianaIn Venezuela, Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) have declined mainly due to habitat loss and degradation, but other threats to the species persist.
Adda Gabriela Manzanilla-Fuentes +5 more
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Occurrence of Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts in the maintenance water of Antillean manatees (Trichechusmanatus) in captivity [PDF]
Biotemas, 2007 The goal of this research was to verify the occurrence of Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts in the water consumption and supply of pools used by Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus) in captivity.
Jeane Kury Nobre Gomes +4 more
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Mating Behavior of Manatees Documented in Mississippi Estuarine Waters. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThis study documents the first recorded instance of mating behavior by Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) in Mississippi estuarine waters, observed opportunistically via a drone during a routine survey at the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.
Muraco H +6 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 ...
Mignucci-Giannoni AA +1 more
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The Antillean manatee produces broadband vocalizations with ultrasonic frequencies [PDF]
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2020 Antillean manatees produce vocalizations reported to be important for communication, but their vocal behavior throughout their geographic range is poorly understood. A SoundTrap recorder (sample rates: 288/576 kHz) was deployed in Belize to record vocalizations of wild manatees in a seagrass channel and of a young rehabilitated and released manatee in ...
Eric A. Ramos +6 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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Nature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2023 Marine mammal watching is a non-consumptive wildlife-oriented tourism practice. Trichechus manatus manatus (hereinafter – Antillean manatee) belongs to the charismatic marine megafauna and is subject to this practice at many places.
Paula D. F. Coutinho +2 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 The Antillean subspecies of the West Indian manatee is classified as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List.
Fábia de Oliveira Luna +10 more
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Endangered Species Research, 2023 Belize maintains the largest proportion of the Endangered Antillean manatee Trichechus manatus manatus population in its range, but tourism and boat traffic have increased substantially over the past 3 decades.
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Oryx, 2023 We analysed 23 years of data on strandings of the Antillean manatee Trichechus manatus manatus in Belize, documented by the Belize Marine Mammal Stranding Network, to examine the threats to this population.
Jamal Galves +6 more
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