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First field-based estimate of Antillean manatee abundance in the San Pedro River system suggests large errors in current estimates for Mexico

open access: yesCiencias Marinas, 2017
Fluvial-lagoon systems like the San Pedro River, a tributary of the Usumacinta River, are important habitats for Antillean manatees. These systems are characterized by complex watercourses that contain water with high turbidity levels, which have ...
Gissel Puc-Carrasco   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Distribution of the Antillean manatee (Trichecus manatus manatus) in the Alvarado Lagoon System (Veracruz, Mexico)

open access: yesCiencias Marinas, 2012
The Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) is considered endangered in Mexico. Local extinctions have been documented in the northern Gulf of Mexico, and the only remaining population with a northern distribution is found in the Alvarado Lagoon ...
IC Daniel-Rentería   +2 more
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Applications of eDNA Metabarcoding for Vertebrate Diversity Studies in Northern Colombian Water Bodies

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Environmental DNA metabarcoding is a tool with increasing use worldwide. The uses of such technology have been validated several times for diversity census, invasive species detection, and endangered/cryptic/elusive species detection and monitoring. With
Juan Diego Lozano Mojica   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Twelve years of “Astro” in Sergipe State: in search of harmony between the manatee and the local waterside communities =Doze anos de “Astro” no Estado de Sergipe: buscando harmonia entre o peixe-boi e as comunidades ribeirinhas [PDF]

open access: yesActa Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2012
The Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus) is the most threatened aquatic mammal in Brazil. It was considered to be extinct in Sergipe until 1998, when a re-introduced animal (Astro) arrived.
Stephen Francis Ferrari   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Roscovitine and Serum Starvation on the Viability and G0/G1 Synchronization in Somatic Cells from the Antillean Manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus, Linnaeus 1758)

open access: yesZoo Biology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The success of nuclear reprogramming techniques, including the G0/G1 synchronization of somatic cells, depends on species‐specific optimization. While roscovitine and serum starvation have been successfully applied in domestic and wild terrestrial mammals, their use in aquatic mammals remains poorly investigated.
Luanna Lorenna Vieira Rodrigues   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using small drones to photo-identify Antillean manatees: a novel method for monitoring an endangered marine mammal in the Caribbean Sea

open access: yesEndangered Species Research, 2020
Population assessments and species monitoring for many endangered marine megafauna are limited by the challenges of identifying and tracking individuals that live underwater in remote and sometimes inaccessible areas.
Landeo-Yauri, SS   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using Aerial Photogrammetry to Estimate Body Condition and Assess Sexual Dimorphism in Narwhals

open access: yesMarine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 4, October 2026.
ABSTRACT The Arctic is warming rapidly, impacting ice‐dependent species and communities that rely on them for resources. Body condition indices (BCI) are widely used to assess individual health within populations. We adapted the methodology to improve accessibility for estimating narwhal body condition from drone footage, using body length, body width,
Kirsten J. Désorcy   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relative abundance of Antillean manatees in the Pantanos de Centla Biosphere Reserve in the coastal plain of Tabasco, Mexico

open access: yesCiencias Marinas, 2016
Abundance estimates for the Antillean manatee, Trichechus manatus manatus, in the southern Gulf of Mexico are based on interviews, mortality reports, and opportunistic sightings.
Giselle Puc-Carrasco   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development and Validation of Girth‐, Volume‐, and Mass‐Based Body Condition Indices for Free‐Swimming Dugongs, via Drone Photogrammetry

open access: yesMarine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 4, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Drone photogrammetry provides a minimally invasive morphometric tool to assess growth and energy reserve in marine mammals. Converting drone‐derived measurements (e.g., body width) into body condition indices (BCIs, residuals from expected body girth, volume, or mass) requires prior knowledge of normative body shape. We developed and validated
Chiaki Yamato   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cranial and chromosomal geographic variation in manatees (Mammalia: Sirenia: Trichechidae) with the description of the Antillean manatee karyotype in Brazil

open access: yesJournal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 2016
We employed landmark-based 3D geometric morphometrics to assess cranial size and shape diversification in Trichechus manatus and T. inunguis to compare it with patterns among all manatee taxa (T. manatus latirostris, T. m. manatus, T. inunguis and T. senegalensis), and to analyse geographic variation within American manatee populations, using a sample ...
Helen M. D. do R. Barros   +6 more
openaire   +1 more source

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