Latin American Journal of Aquatic MammalsThe Antillean manatee is a poorly studied marine mammal in Costa Rica. Its distribution covers the entire Caribbean coast, but sighting reports are scarce. This research was conducted in three protected areas (PA) where the species is primarily observed.
Priscilla Cubero-Pardo +6 more
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Is Natural Selection Shaping Florida Manatees? : An Investigation into the Body Shapes Between the Subspecies of the West Indian Manatee [PDF]
, 2019 The West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) is currently divided into two subspecies: the Antillean (T. m. manatus) and Florida manatee (T. m. latirostris).
Johnson, Juliane
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Stranding reports of the Antillean manatee in the middle Magdalena Basin, Colombia 2011 to 2023
Latin American Journal of Aquatic MammalsThe aim of this study was to conduct an analysis of reported events concerning Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) strandings in the middle Magdalena Basin region of Colombia from January 2011 to December 2023.
Gloria Katerin Arévalo-González +10 more
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Capture and utilization of the Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) on the northern Brazilian coast [PDF]
Biotemas, 2008 The Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) is now considered to be the most endangered aquatic mammal of Brazil. During 1992 and 1993, we surveyed 3000km of the coastal area of the Maranhão (MA), Pará (PA) and Amapá (AP) states where we visited ...
Marisol Menezes Pessanha +5 more
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Latin American Journal of Aquatic MammalsThe Antillean manatee in Guatemala faces multiple threats resulting from habitat loss and human interactions such as motorboat collisions and poaching. While some conservation efforts have been initiated in Río Dulce National Park (RDNP), there is a lack
M. F. Corona-Figueroa +1 more
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Using the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) as a Mechanism for Invasive Aquatic Plant Management in Florida [PDF]
, 2015 West-Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus L.) are opportunistic, herbivorous aquatic mammals that occupy the warm, shallow coastal waters throughout the southeastern United States.
Allen, Aarin Conrad, Keith, Edward O.
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Bottlenose Dolphins and Antillean Manatees Respond to Small Multi-Rotor Unmanned Aerial Systems [PDF]
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018 Unmanned aerial systems (UASs) are powerful tools for research and monitoring of wildlife. However, the effects of these systems on most marine mammals are largely unknown, preventing the establishment of guidelines that will minimize animal disturbance.
Eric A. Ramos +6 more
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Helminth parasites in feces of Antillean manatees Trichechus manatus manatus (Sirenia:Trichechidae) in Mexico: Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean [PDF]
, 2017 Background. Low helminth diversity has been reported in West Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus ). Most studies were conducted on the Florida sub species T. m.
Hernández-Olascoaga, Arturo +2 more
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, 2001 https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_currents/1036/thumbnail ...
NSU Oceanographic Center
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Seasonality of habitat use, mortality and reproduction of the vulnerable antillean manatee trichechus manatus manatus in the orinoco river, Colombia: Implications for conservation [PDF]
, 2009 The Vulnerable Antillean manatee Trichechus manatus manatus (Mammalia, Sirenia) is threatened by hunting, entanglement in fishing nets and habitat degradation but most knowledge of the species comes from coastal and estuarine populations.
Bermúdez-Romero, Ana Lucía +5 more
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