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Macro-habitat preferences by the African manatee and crocodiles – ecological and conservation implications [PDF]
Web Ecology, 2012 African manatees (<i>Trichechus senegalensis</i>) and crocodiles are threatened species in parts of their range. In West Africa, crocodiles may constitute the main predators for manatees apart from humans.
L. Luiselli +5 more
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Environmental characterization of home range of Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus) released in northeastern Brazil [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2023 The Antillean manatee occurs discontinuously from the state of Amapá to the state of Alagoas on the coast of Brazil. There is also evidence of reintroduced manatees using the coasts of Sergipe and Bahia, with a preference for calm shallow waters.
SEBASTIÃO S. DOS SANTOS +7 more
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Scholarpedia, 2009 Tactile hairs function to detect mechanosensory stimuli rather than for warmth or protection, which is the main function of pelage hair. Vibrissae, which have a specific set of structural features, are the main class of tactile hair.
Roger Reep, Diana Sarko
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Infectious and Non-Infectious Diseases in Manatees in Brazil [PDF]
, 2020 Background: Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus) and Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) are the two species of manatees that occur in Brazil, and both are endangered.
Luna, Fábia Oliveira +3 more
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Endangered Species Research, 2019 A decline in submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) within Florida’s spring-fed thermal refuges raises questions about how these systems support winter foraging of Florida manatees Trichechus manatus latirostris.
Littles, CJ +7 more
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Chronic exposure to glyphosate in Florida manatee
Environment International, 2021 Florida manatees depend on freshwater environments as a source of drinking water and as warm-water refuges. These freshwater environments are in direct contact with human activities where glyphosate-based herbicides are being used. Glyphosate is the most
Maite De María +8 more
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Ciencias Marinas, 2017 Fluvial-lagoon systems like the San Pedro River, a tributary of the Usumacinta River, are important habitats for Antillean manatees. These systems are characterized by complex watercourses that contain water with high turbidity levels, which have ...
Gissel Puc-Carrasco +3 more
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Using transfer learning with a convolutional neural network to detect African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis) vocalizations [PDF]
JASA Express Letters, 2022 African manatees (Trichechus senegalensis) are vulnerable, understudied, and difficult to detect. Areas where African manatees are found were acoustically sampled and deep learning techniques were used to develop the first African manatee vocalization ...
Athena Rycyk +3 more
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Oryx, 1985 The future looks bleak for the manatee population in the waters around Haiti. Results of a survey conducted by the US Fish and Wildlife Service suggest that numbers have declined drastically over the last 50 years. The best hope for the few remaining is that the hunting expertise will vanish with the older generation.
Galen B Rathbun +2 more
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Health assessment and seroepidemiologic survey of potential pathogens in wild Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 The Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus), a subspecies of the West Indian manatee, inhabits fresh, brackish, and warm coastal waters distributed along the eastern border of Central America, the northern coast of South America, and throughout ...
Kathryn Sulzner +8 more
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