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Frontiers in Conservation ScienceThe population sizes of manatees in many regions remain largely unknown, primarily due to the challenging nature of conducting visual counts in turbid and inaccessible aquatic environments.
Sebastian Schneider +2 more
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Blubber Thickening Driven by UCP1 Inactivation: Insights from a Cetacean‐Like Transgenic Mouse Model
Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.UCP1 inactivation of cetaceans in mice drives BAT whitening and iWAT hyperplasia, promoting fat accumulation for aquatic adaptation. Abstract Cetaceans possess thick blubber, a specialized adipose tissue essential for thermal insulation, a streamlined body form, energy storage, and buoyancy. However, the mechanisms that underpin this adaptation are not
Qian Zhang +5 more
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Boat Tour on Anna Maria Sound and Manatee River [PDF]
, 1983 A transcript of a boat tour along the Manatee River by Mr.
King, Carl D.;
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Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.The transition of cetaceans from a terrestrial to an aquatic environment involved a crucial sensory adaptation to environments with limited visibility. Vibrissae, important mechanoreceptors, undergo an ontogenetic transformation in odontocetes. This research describes the histomorphology of vibrissae and crypts at different developmental stages ...
Cecilia Mariana Krmpotic +10 more
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The History of Manatee Flows From This Spring [PDF]
, 2014 Sherry Svekis explores the history of the Manatee Mineral Springs in East ...
Svekis, Sherry;
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Social media marketing and brand loyalty: exploring interrelationships through symmetrical and asymmetrical modeling [PDF]
Spanish Journal of Marketing-ESICPurpose – This study aims to examine the interrelationships between social media marketing activities, self-brand connections, brand equity, trust and loyalty. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 402 valid responses were collected from Amazon MTurk,
Faizan Ali +4 more
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Corneal transplantation: Restoring sight to the blind
Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.Abstract Corneal blindness is one of the leading causes of vision loss worldwide. Transplantation of the cornea can restore vision and make blind patients see again. Corneal transplant surgery has undergone major evolution in recent decades with the advent of minimally invasive lamellar surgical approaches such as DMEK and DALK.
Claus Cursiefen
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How It All Came About: History of Manatee Village Historical Park [PDF]
, 1984 Norma Carter and Ken Dierks discuss the creation of the Manatee Village Historical ...
Carter, Norma; Dierks, Ken;
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Ciencias 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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Tourism, human–wildlife interactions, and wildlife trade in the globalizing Amazon
Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.Tourism in the globalizing Peruvian Amazon contributes to harmful human–wildlife interactions and the wildlife trade, with tourists participating in activities such as handling wildlife, taking selfies with animals, purchasing live animals, and wild meat consumption.
Christian J. Rivera +7 more
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