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Use of space and temporal distribution of Trichechus manatus manatus Linnaeus in the region of Sagi, Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil (Sirenia, Trichechidae) [PDF]

Revista Brasileira De Zoologia, 2002
The marine manatee Trichechus manatus manatus Linnaeus, 1758 is endangered in the Brazilian Atlantic coast due to indiscriminate hunting practiced in the past, and to the low reproductive rate of the species. This work studies its use of space and temporal occurrence in the coastal area of Sagi, Northeastern Brazil. Daily observations from the beach of
Paludo, Danielle, Langguth, Alfredo
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PLANTAS EMERGENTES Y FLOTANTES EN LA DIETA DEL MANATÍ (FAMILIA: TRICHECHIDAE: TRICHECHUS MANATUS) EN EL CARIBE DE COSTA RICA

Revista Ciencias Marinas y Costeras, 2011
Para determinar la dieta del manatí y cuantificar el uso y la disponibilidad de las plantas contenidas en su dieta, se realizaron recorridos sobre diferentes sectores del Parque Nacional Tortuguero, en la búsqueda de rastros de alimentación dejados por ...
Alexander Gómez Lépiz
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Levantamento das áreas de ocorrência de peixe-boi-marinho (Trichechus manatus manatus) no interior da Reserva Extrativista Marinha de Cururupu/MA e região de entorno [PDF]

Biodiversidade Brasileira
No Brasil existem duas espécies de sirênios pertencentes à família Trichechidae: o peixe-boi-marinho-das-Antilhas (Trichechus manatus manatus) e o peixe-boi-amazônico (Trichechus inunguis).
Paloma Pinheiro Reis, Fernanda Loffer Niemeyer Attademo, Salvatore Siciliano, Filipe de Oliveira Chaves, Natália Costa Silva, Fábia de Oliveira Luna, Louiziane Gabriele Souza Soeiro, Keila Rego Mendes, Laura Moreira de Andrade-Reis   +8 more
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Prioritizing future evidence needs for marine and freshwater mammal conservation action [PDF]

Animal Conservation, Volume 28, Issue 4, Page 542-552, August 2025.
To improve conservation practice, decisions should be informed by the available evidence on the effectiveness of conservation actions. Here, we review the comprehensiveness of this evidence base for marine and freshwater mammals. We assess the taxonomic and geographic coverage of the evidence base, identify biases and suggest priorities for future ...
E. Hordern, T.B. White, A. Berthinussen, R.K. Smith, W.J. Sutherland, A.P. Christie   +5 more
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Characteristics and spatial identification of Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus Sirenia: Trichechidae) strandings in Guatemala

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2023
Introduction: Marine mammal strandings can be used to determine the impacts of anthropogenic activity on the species survival, population health, and levels of environmental pollution in ecosystems. In addition, these data can help design conservation and management strategies as well as identify priority areas for the species. The West Indian manatee (
Oscar Machuca-Coronado, Ester Quintana-Rizzo, Tannia Sandoval, M. Fabiola Corona-Figueroa, Heidy Amely Garcia   +4 more
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A higher-level MRP supertree of placental mammals [PDF]

, 2006
Background The higher-level phylogeny of placental mammals has long been a phylogenetic Gordian knot, with disagreement about both the precise contents of, and relationships between, the extant orders.
Andy Purvis, Fu-Guo Liu, Marcel Cardillo, Olaf RP Bininda-Emonds, Robin MD Beck   +4 more
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Conservation of Amazonian manatee (Sirenia: Trichechidae): the case of Extractive Reserve Verde para Sempre, Brazil

Ethnobiology and Conservation, 2020
The Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) is the largest aquatic freshwater mammal in South America found in the main rivers of the Amazon Basin. The main objective of this work was to describe the ecological knowledge and use of the Amazonian manatee in the Extractive Reserve Verde para Sempre (RESEX), located in Porto de Moz, Para, Brazilian Amazon.
Cinthia Magali Moreira Hoffmann, Samantha Ribeiro da Silva, Angélica Lúcia Figueiredo Rodrigues, Pedro Chaves Baia-Júnior, Yvonnick Le Pendu, Diva Anelie de Araújo Guimarães   +5 more
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Biomechanical evolution of solid bones in large animals: a microanatomical investigation [PDF]

, 2016
International ...
Alexander, Alexandra Houssaye, Amson, Andrew H. Lee, Antoine, Bibi, Blomberg, Buffrénil, Campione, Canoville, Carrano, Carrano, Christiansen, Clementz, Cornette, Cubo, Doube, Doube, Dumont, Evin, Fish, Garland, Garland, Gheerbrant, Gilbert, Girondot, Gray, Gregory, Hayashi, Hildebrand, Hokkanen, Houssaye, Houssaye, Houssaye, Houssaye, Houssaye, Houssaye, Houssaye, John R. Hutchinson, Katja Waskow, Klein, Laurin, Meredith, Nakajima, O'Neill, Oxnard, Oxnard, Polly, Prothero, Quemeneur, R Core Team, Ramsay, Raphaël Cornette, Remes, Ren, Ren, Ripley, Ross, Ruff, Sander, Schalkwyk, Schmidt-Nielsen, Sereno, Shoji Hayashi, Steiner, Straehl, Thompson, Todd, Venables, Vizcaino, Wall, Warner, Waskow   +72 more
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First description of a satellite DNA in manatees’ centromeric regions [PDF]

, 2021
Trichechus manatus e Trichechus inunguis são as duas espécies de Sirenia que ocorrem nas Américas. Apesar do seu crescente risco de extinção, muitos aspectos da sua biologia permanecem pouco estudados, incluindo a fracção repetitiva de DNA dos seus ...
Alice Alves do Espírito Santo, Camila Nascimento Moreira, Guilherme Borges Dias, Gustavo Campos e Silva Kuhn, Iara Braga Sommer, Marta Svartman, Mirela Pelizaro Valeri, Yatiyo Yonenaga-Yassuda   +7 more
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Long-term spatiotemporal distribution, abundance, and priority areas for manatees and calves (Trichechus manatus Sirenia: Trichechidae) in Guatemala

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2023
Introduction: The Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) is an endangered species found throughout the Caribbean, and the coastal waters of Central and northeastern South America. Their low numbers are the result of a variety of human-related pressures.
Ester Quintana-Rizzo, Oscar Machuca-Coronado, Heidy Amely Garcia   +2 more
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