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NAMMCO Scientific Publications, 2016 Manatees are routinely aged by counting Growth Layer Groups (GLGs) in periotic bones (earbones). Manatee carcasses recovered in Florida between 1974 and 2010 provided age-estimation material for three readers and formed the base for a retrospective ...
Katherine Brill +3 more
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Partners or passengers? Revisiting the association between diatoms and aquatic animals
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Numerous studies have revealed the importance of research on the communities capable of colonizing animal surfaces (epibionts) and the animals on which they live (basibionts). Very few studies have considered epizoic diatoms, and there are gaps and biases in our knowledge, including the choice of basibionts, the methods used, and the habitats ...
Gianluca Vacca +2 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The town of Gamba in southwest Gabon represents an exceptional example of how the development of an extractive industry (in this case oil production) may impact wild meat consumption in an area of global importance for biodiversity. Studies in the 1990s identified an active wild meat trade; however, no studies have been undertaken since, and ...
James McNamara +4 more
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Manatee County Flood Map, 1980 [PDF]
, 1980 Map of Manatee County's Flood Zones by Manatee Magazine.
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Interpretable Individual Manatee Identification Using Sketch Images and Deep Neural Networks
IEEE AccessIndividual manatee identification is crucial for understanding their behaviors, traits, threats, population health, etc. Traditional methods rely on photo-identification, which entail extensive expert efforts during and after the field studies.
Zhiqiang Wang +4 more
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Bottlenose Dolphins and Antillean Manatees Respond to Small Multi-Rotor Unmanned Aerial Systems
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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River Research and Applications, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Florida's regulatory framework requires the establishment of minimum flows to protect aquatic ecosystems and water resources from significant harm. One of the primary methods used to evaluate significant harm is assessment of instream habitat, which relies on Habitat Suitability Criteria (HSC) curves that relate flow regimes and habitat ...
Eric J. Nagid, Kym Rouse Holzwart
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Manatee River Farms, Inc Brochure [PDF]
, 1926 This is a brochure for Manatee River Farms, a planned series of 10-acre farms in northern Manatee County, near Parrish. This was during the Florida land boom of the 1920s, which ended with the onset of the Great Depression and World War ...
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Zoo Biology, EarlyView.This study established the first fecal hormonal reference values (P4/E2) for the Greater Caribbean manatee. Using non‐invasive ELISA, the authors found no significant differences between mature and immature females, highlighting that long‐term monitoring and ultrasounds are essential to fully understand their complex reproductive cycles.
Vanessa Bermúdez‐Cardona +3 more
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Extension Homemakers of Manatee County Yearbook [PDF]
, 1965 This yearbook represents the activities of Manatee Extension Homemakers Club, that promoted home economics (from consumer information to good nutrition) in the area. In 1970, there were fifteen of these clubs in Manatee County.
Extension Homemakers of Manatee County
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