Mitochondrial Genetic Diversity, Population Structure and Detection of Antillean and Amazonian Manatees in Colombia: New Areas and New Techniques [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 The Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus) and the Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) are distributed in rivers in the Caribbean and Amazonian region of Colombia respectively.
Susana Caballero +8 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.
Fabia De Oliveira Luna +2 more
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Manatee watching is widespread and seasonally affected in Northeast Brazil: a case of the Endangered Trichechus manatus manatus (Sirenia: Trichechidae) [PDF]
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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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.
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Diet composition of the African manatee: Spatial and temporal variation within the Sanaga River Watershed, Cameroon. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2021 Due to a large knowledge gap on diet and seasonal changes in forage availability, this study aims to investigate the diet of threatened African manatees to better inform conservation decisions within protected areas of Cameroon. We analyzed 113 manatee fecal samples and surveyed shoreline emergent and submerged vegetation within the Sanaga River ...
Takoukam Kamla A +6 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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African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis) habitat suitability at Lake Ossa, Cameroon, using trophic state models and predictions of submerged aquatic vegetation. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2021 Little information exists on the water quality and health of the aquatic ecosystem within protected areas in Cameroon. We monitor water quality in Lake Ossa, a refuge for the threatened African manatee, and find considerable eutrophication and poor water transparency.
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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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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2009 A criptosporidiose constitui-se como uma zoonose que pode afetar o homem e uma ampla variedade de animais domésticos e silvestres, principalmente indivíduos imunodeficientes.
João Carlos Gomes Borges +4 more
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Environmental characterization of home range of Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus) released in northeastern Brazil [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2023 The Antillean manatee occurs discontinuously from the state of Amapá to the state of Alagoas on the coast of Brazil. There is also evidence of reintroduced manatees using the coasts of Sergipe and Bahia, with a preference for calm shallow waters.
SEBASTIÃO S. DOS SANTOS +7 more
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