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STRANDINGS OF ANTILLEAN MANATEES, TRICHECHUS MANATUS MANATUS, IN NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL [PDF]
, 2020 -The Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) is considered to be one of the most endangered aquatic mammals in Brazil. From 1981 through 2002 an extensive research was performed to collect information about stranding of manatees on the northeast ...
Cristiano Leite Parente +2 more
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Conservation Science and PracticeThe Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis), a vulnerable species native to the Amazon River Basin, is threatened by habitat loss, illegal hunting, and pollution.
Marquez C. White +4 more
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Manatees (sea cows) and stingray
, 1980 This item was part of an exhibition at the Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising titled Kuna Molas: Sewn Stories and the Interplay of Tradition and Change, August 18, 2014-July 31, 2015.Cotton; 3 layers (orange, maroon, green); reverse and direct ...
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Relationship of Mastication Rate and Body Length in West Indian Manatees
, 2019 This study investigates the intraspecific relationship between body length and chewing cycle duration (CCD) among West Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus). We recorded 18 captive manatees of varying body lengths consuming two food types. Additionally,
Weir, Adam
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Third Grade Manatee Curriculum—Lesson 5: Manatees and Their Cousins [PDF]
, 2015 This 6-page fact sheet is the fifth lesson of the Third Grade Manatee Workbook series. This curriculum provides a series of individual lessons covering manatee biology and ecology, as well as highlighting some of the ways that humans impact and can ...
Maia McGuire, Ruth Francis-Floyd
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Revista Ciencias Marinas y Costeras, 2011 This study determined the preference of the manatees for some food resources, which constitute their diet in the region. The preference of the herbivore is typically shown through the "cafeteria feeding trials" technique: the animals are left to choose ...
Alexander Gómez Lépiz
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P-26 Relationship of Chewing Rate and Body Mass in West Indian Manatees
, 2019 This study investigates the intraspecific relationship between body mass and chewing cycle duration (CCD) among West Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus). We recorded 18 captive manatees of varying body lengths consuming two food types.
Weir, Adam
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Limnology and Oceanography LettersMarine mammals can exhibit high plasticity in foraging strategies, but how such plasticity is driven by environmental conditions is poorly understood. The American manatee (Trichechus manatus), a large, endangered herbivore, inhabits marine, estuarine ...
Camila Carvalho deCarvalho +13 more
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Vocalization Studies of Two West Indian Manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris)
, 2008 Efforts to protect the endangered West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) have encouraged research concerning the role of vocalizations. This paper examined the calls emitted by two captive manatees over a period of six months, comparing ...
Stansbury, Amanda L.
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