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Social Interactions Between Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and Antillean Manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) in Belize

open access: yes, 2015
Interspecific interactions are among the most common relationships organisms will experience in a lifetime. Social interspecific interactions are investigated less frequently, especially in aquatic habitats.
Knowles, Brittany Kaitlyn
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Whole mitochondrial genome characterization of the brazilian antillean manatee (trichechus manatus manatus): evidence for a new biological unit [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Biodiversity is in constant threat due to rapid changes caused by anthropogenic impact in the world landscape. In this scenario, understanding the taxonomic composition is essential to promote appropriate delimitation of species to be evaluated for ...
Furni, Fabrício Rauan Garcia
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Perceptions on the distribution, threats, strandings, and conservation of the Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) in the Río Dulce National Park, Izabal, Guatemala

open access: yes
The 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
Cifuentes-Espinosa, Jaime Andres   +1 more
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Training of Antillean manatee Trichechus manatus manatus Linnaeus, 1758 as a management technique for individual welfare

open access: yes, 2005
Behavioral training is a method used in institutions that keep captive animals to assist in husbandry and health assessment issues. It consists of training animals using positive reinforcement to perform behaviors that facilitate veterinary procedures ...
Lima, D. S.   +11 more
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[Occurrence of Cryptosporidium spp. infection in antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus)].

open access: yesRevista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria = Brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology : Orgao Oficial do Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria, 2009
Cryptosporidiosis is a zoonosis which can affect man and a wide range of domestic and wild animals, mainly immunodeficient individuals. The objective of this paper was reported the occurrence of a Cryptosporidium infection in Antillean manatee. After an unusual behavior of an Antillean manatee kept in captivity at the Centro Mamíferos Aquáticos, ICMBio-
João Carlos Gomes, Borges   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Influence of sex and home range on released Antillean manatees’ behavior in Brazil

open access: yesLatin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals
The Antillean manatee is a threatened aquatic mammal subspecies which inhabits the northern and northeastern Brazilian coasts and estuarine areas. In this study we analyzed behavior data from rehabilitated and released manatees, to evaluate if sex and home range affect behavior richness and activity budget.
Helena G. Do Val   +8 more
openaire   +1 more source

Morphological analysis of the digestive tract of Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus, Linnaeus, 1758) in northeast Brazil

open access: yes
Morphological studies of the digestive tract are relevant to know the biology and understand the eating habits to conserve species. Our objective was to analyze macroscopically and microscopically the digestive tract of Antillean manatee (Trichechus ...
Carvalho, Vitor Luz   +7 more
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Year-round residency and movement behavior of Greater Caribbean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) in Panama and Costa Rica

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science
The ecology of the Greater Caribbean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) remains underexplored in southern Central America, particularly in Panama and Costa Rica.
Hector M. Guzman   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seagrass mapping of north-eastern Brazil using Google Earth Engine and Sentinel-2 imagery

open access: yesEnvironmental and Sustainability Indicators
Seagrass ecosystems are globally important blue carbon sinks and support significant marine and terrestrial biodiversity. However, human-induced climate change coupled with other anthropogenic pressures have substantially reduced seagrass distributions ...
Emma Deeks   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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