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Terrestrial and aquatic mammals of the Pantanal [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2011
Different works have registered the number of mammal species within the natural habitats of the Pantanal based on currently known records, with species richness ranging from 89 to 152 of annotated occurrences. Our present list sums 174 species.
CJR. Alho, G. Camargo, E. Fischer
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Human Streptococcus agalactiae strains in aquatic mammals and fish [PDF]

BMC Microbiology, 2013
Background In humans, Streptococcus agalactiae or group B streptococcus (GBS) is a frequent coloniser of the rectovaginal tract, a major cause of neonatal infectious disease and an emerging cause of disease in non-pregnant adults.
Delannoy Christian MJ, Crumlish Margaret, Fontaine Michael C, Pollock Jolinda, Foster Geoff, Dagleish Mark P, Turnbull James F, Zadoks Ruth N   +7 more
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Report of the fourth specimen of Amphiorchis solus (Simha & Chattopadhyaya, 1970) Platt, 2002 46 years after the original description

Helminthologia, 2016
The aim of this paper was to describe the occurrence of the fourth specimen of Amphiorchis solus (Simha & Chattopadhyaya, 1970) Platt, 2002 (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) in a green turtle (Chelonia mydas L.1758) found in northeastern Brazil. Amphiorchis solus
Werneck M.R., Medeiros L.S.
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Olfaction at depth: Cribriform plate size declines with dive depth and duration in aquatic arctoid carnivorans

Ecology and Evolution, 2020
It is widely accepted that obligate aquatic mammals, specifically toothed whales, rely relatively little on olfaction. There is less agreement about the importance of smell among aquatic mammals with residual ties to land, such as pinnipeds and sea ...
Deborah J. Bird, Iman Hamid, Lester Fox‐Rosales, Blaire Van Valkenburgh   +3 more
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The utilization of aquatic bushmeat from small cetaceans and manatees in South America and West Africa

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2016
Aquatic bushmeat can be defined as the products derived from wild aquatic megafauna (e.g. marine mammals) that are used for human consumption and non-food purposes, including traditional medicine.
Mel Cosentino, Sue Fisher
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Urinary parameters of Trichechus inunguis (Mammalia, Sirenia): reference values for the Amazonian Manatee

Brazilian Journal of Biology
The Amazonian manatee, Trichechus inunguis (Natterer 1883) is endemic to the Amazon Basin and is currently considered a vulnerable species. In order to establish normality ranges of urinary parameters to help monitor the health of this species in ...
TMA. Pantoja, FCW. Da Rosas, VMF. Dos Silva, AMF. Santos   +3 more
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Establishment and Characterization of a Primary Fibroblast Cell Culture from the Amazonian Manatee (Trichechus inunguis)

Animals
The vulnerable status of the Amazon manatee, Trichechus inunguis, indicates the need to seek measures to guarantee its conservation. In this context, the cultivation of cells in vitro is a strategy that should at least guarantee the preservation of their
Flávia dos Santos Tavares, Cesar Martins, Flávia Karina Delella, Luís Adriano Santos do Nascimento, Angélica Lúcia Figueiredo Rodrigues, Sávia Moreira, Adauto Lima Cardoso, Renata Coelho Rodrigues Noronha   +7 more
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How to remove the brain of Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) calves preserving the skull for morphological analysis [PDF]

Acta Amazonica
Although there are several studies on the skull of Amazonian manatees (Trichechus inunguis) to better understand the anatomy, physiology, and behavior of these animals, the analysis of the brain has been often neglected.
Kamilla AVELINO-DE-SOUZA, Gisele de Castro Maciel VALDEVINO, Gabriel MELO-SANTOS, Bruno MOTA, Vera Maria Ferreira DA SILVA   +4 more
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Ocorrência de infecção Cryptosporidium spp. em peixe-boi marinho (Trichechus manatus) Occurrence of Cryptosporidium spp. infection in antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus)

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, Leucio Câmara Alves, Jociery Einhardt Vergara-Parente, Maria Aparecida da Glória Faustino, Erilane de Castro Lima Machado   +4 more
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Survival strategies of marine mammals in extreme environments: A study of whales and seals [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
Extreme environments, characterized by challenges such as sub-zero temperatures, limited sunlight and scarce resources, pose great challenges to organisms, including marine mammals.
Aulia Chairunnisa, Maulina Jesica, Edelwis Tri Widya, Girace Joseph   +3 more
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