Results 151 to 160 of about 2,310 (195)
Faecal bacterial communities differ amongst discrete foraging populations of dugongs along the east Australian coast. [PDF]
FEMS Microbiol EcolMikkelsen D +5 more
europepmc +1 more source
Some of the next articles are maybe not open access.
Related searches:
Related searches:
Evaluation of Cetacean and Sirenian Cytologic Samples
Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, 2007Cytology is a fundamental part of marine mammal veterinary medicine that is involved in preventive medicine programs in captive animals and in the health assessment of wild populations. Marine mammals often exhibit few clinical signs of disease; thus, the cost-effective and widely accessible nature of cytologic sampling renders it one of the most ...
René A, Varela +3 more
openaire +2 more sources
Sirenian (manatees and dugongs) reproductive endocrinology
General and Comparative EndocrinologyReproductive hormones are essential to mating systems, behavior, fertility, gestation, parturition, and lactation in mammals and understanding the role of hormones in these processes is essential for species conservation. Sirenia is a unique order of marine mammals that include manatees, dugongs, and the extinct Steller's sea cow.
Elizabeth, Brammer-Robbins +5 more
openaire +2 more sources
Hearing in Pinnipeds and Sirenians
2001Pinnipeds and sirenians have not been subjects of as extensive investigation of hearing abilities and mechanisms as cetaceans have been. The studies performed on these animals did not reveal extreme hearing capabilities or echolocation. Nevertheless, their hearing system presents a great opportunity for understanding the various ways they have adapted ...
Alexander Ya. Supin +2 more
openaire +1 more source
Estimating body size of fossil sirenians
Marine Mammal Science, 2010Estimates of fossil sirenian body size are important for understanding niche partitioning among possibly sympatric species. Because of the paucity of complete fossil skeletons, we explored the utility of three morphometric predictors of body size: (condylobasal skull length [BSL]; occipital condyle width [OCW]; and foramen magnum width [FMW]) in extant
Diana K. Sarko +3 more
openaire +1 more source
The earliest known fully quadrupedal sirenian
Nature, 2001Modern seacows (manatees and dugongs; Mammalia, Sirenia) are completely aquatic, with flipperlike forelimbs and no hindlimbs. Here I describe Eocene fossils from Jamaica that represent nearly the entire skeleton of a new genus and species of sirenian--the most primitive for which extensive postcranial remains are known. This animal was fully capable of
openaire +2 more sources
Sirenians in southern Australia—first fossil record
Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology, 2006The anterior half of the right mandible of a dugong is described from the early Pliocene Loxton Sands of the Murray Basin in South Australia. This is the oldest dugong fossil known in Australia, and, although not identifiable, is possibly antecedent to or the oldest representative of the genus Dugong.
openaire +1 more source
The Role of Sirenians in Aquatic Ecosystems
2012The role of sirenians in aquatic ecosystems is largely a function of their feeding ecology. Sirenians are large herbivorous aquatic mammals that often congregate and, being mammals, have high energetic requirements relative to other marine herbivores.
Aragones, Lemnuel V. +4 more
openaire +1 more source
Guidelines for Developing Protected Areas for Sirenians
2012[Extract] The range of sirenians spans almost 90 subtropical and tropical countries and territories on five continents. Most of these countries are classified as less developed. The purpose of this chapter is to assist managers and scientists with their responsibilities in these countries to work with stakeholders to design protected areas that will ...
Marsh, Helene, Morales-Vela, Benjamin
openaire +1 more source