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Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2013 In this study we report the hematological, biochemical and hormonal parameters in a juvenile male Amazonian manatee measured before transport, immediately after transport, and during adaptation to a new facility.
Talita Laurie Lustosa do Carmo +5 more
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The southernmost sirenian record in the eastern Pacific Ocean, from the Late Miocene of Chile [PDF]
, 2006 A tooth of a sirenian from the Late Miocene sediments of the Bahia Inglesa Formation (Chile) is described and referred to the Dugongidae. The fossil represents the first sirenian record from Chile and the southernmost record of the Sirenia in the eastern
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Morphological and systematic re-assessment of the late Oligocene “Halitherium” bellunense reveals a new crown group genus of Sirenia [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2017 “Halitherium” bellunense is exclusively known from a single individual from upper Oligocene glauconitic sandstone near Belluno, northern Italy. According to a review of its morphological basis, which consists of associated cranial elements, some ...
Manja Voss +2 more
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Metaxytherium subapenninum (Bruno, 1839) (Mammalia, Dugongidae) the latest sirenian of Mediterranean basin. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontolology [PDF]
, 2012 Metaxytherium subapenninum was a halitheriine dugongid distributed along the northwestern coasts of the Mediterranean Basin during the early and late Pliocene. It represents the latest sirenian species of the Mediterranean Basin, the latest Metaxytherium
Silvia Sorbi +7 more
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A Rapid Assessment of the Marine Megafauna Biodiversity Around South Bali, Indonesia
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 A low-cost, small-boat, rapid assessment survey was conducted on the waters off the southern Peninsula of Bali. The objectives were: (1) to conduct an inventory of cetacean species in the study area; (2) to map cetacean distribution to inform the design ...
Putu Liza Kusuma Mustika +8 more
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PLoS ONE, 2022 Pachycetus paulsonii, Pachycetus wardii, and Antaecetus aithai are middle Eocene archaeocete whales found in Europe, North America, and Africa, respectively. The three are placed in the new basilosaurid subfamily Pachycetinae.
Philip D Gingerich +2 more
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Impact of the extinct megaherbivore Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) on kelp forest resilience
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Giant kelp forests off the west coast of North America are maintained primarily by sea otter (Enhydra lutris) and sunflower sea star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) predation of sea urchins.
Peter D. Roopnarine +4 more
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Data from: Evidence for two sympatric sirenian species (Mammalia, Tethytheria) in the early Oligocene of Central Europe [PDF]
, 2016 The early Oligocene (Rupelian) sirenian Halitherium schinzii Kaup, 1838, which represents the type species of the genus Halitherium Kaup, 1838, is revised herein based on a morphological re-evaluation of skeletal material originally assigned to this ...
Manja Voss +3 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020 As a hotspot of species diversity and fishing pressure, Indonesia is a global priority for the conservation of sharks, rays and their cartilaginous relatives (herein “sharks”).
Putu Liza Kusuma Mustika +5 more
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Estimating the Abundance of Marine Mammal Populations
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Motivated by the need to estimate the abundance of marine mammal populations to inform conservation assessments, especially relating to fishery bycatch, this paper provides background on abundance estimation and reviews the various methods available for ...
Philip S. Hammond +16 more
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