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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.
CG Galves +5 more
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Molecular Ecology Resources, Volume 22, Issue 2, Page 539-553, February 2022., 2022 Abstract Leeches play important roles in food webs due to their abundance, diversity and feeding habits. Studies using invertebrate‐derived DNA (iDNA) extracted from leech gut contents to target vertebrate DNA have focused on the Indo‐Pacific region and mainly leveraged the leech family Haemadipsidae, composed of bloodfeeding terrestrial leeches, while
Christina Lynggaard +4 more
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Disseminated toxoplasmosis in Antillean manatees Trichechus manatus manatus from Puerto Rico [PDF]
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 2012 Necropsies were conducted on 4 Antillean manatees Trichechus manatus manatus that were stranded in single events on the coastal beaches of Puerto Rico from August 2010 to August 2011. Three manatees were emaciated and the gastrointestinal tracts were devoid of digesta.
Gregory D, Bossart +7 more
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Revista de Biología Tropical, 2023 Introduction: Marine mammal strandings can be used to determine the impacts of anthropogenic activity on the species survival, population health, and levels of environmental pollution in ecosystems.
Oscar Machuca-Coronado +4 more
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Geoarchaeology, Volume 36, Issue 6, Page 875-896, November/December 2021., 2021 Abstract Elevated concentrations of total mercury (THg) are found in the surface soils and flanking wetland sediments at the Classic Maya coastal site of Marco Gonzalez, Belize. Significant concentrations (up to 1.3 µg·g−1 dry mass) of THg occur in leaf litter‐rich soils, as well as in the artefact‐rich anthrosol spread over the vegetated mound site of
Simon Turner +7 more
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Have Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) entered the Eastern Pacific Ocean?
, 2023 Marine Mammal Science, Volume 39, Issue 1, Page 274-280, January 2023.
Hector M. Guzman, Candy K. Real
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Macro-habitat preferences by the African manatee and crocodiles – ecological and conservation implications [PDF]
, 2012 African manatees (<i>Trichechus senegalensis</i>) and crocodiles are threatened species in parts of their range. In West Africa, crocodiles may constitute the main predators for manatees apart from humans.
E. Politano +5 more
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Revista de Biología Tropical, 2023 Introduction: Small populations are at risk of losing genetic variability much faster than large populations; this subsequently decreases their ability to adapt when facing environmental changes.
Grecia Mendez +3 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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Manatee (Trichechus manatus) vocalization usage in relation to environmental noise levels [PDF]
, 2009 Author Posting. © Acoustical Society of America, 2009. This article is posted here by permission of Acoustical Society of America for personal use, not for redistribution.
Brumm H. +17 more
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