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Ecosistemas y Recursos Agropecuarios, 2014 El manatí del Caribe (Trichechus manatus, Linnaeus 1758) se considera en peligro de extinción en México y a nivel internacional, debido a la fuerte disminución de sus poblaciones en el pasado y a la modificación de su hábitat.
N Pablo-Rodríguez, LD Olivera-Gómez
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Osteological Associations With Unique Tooth Development in Manatees (Trichechidae, Sirenia): A Detailed Look at Modern Trichechus and a Review of the Fossil Record [PDF]
The Anatomical Record, 2012 AbstractModern manatees have a unique type of tooth development, continually forming identical new molars in the posterior end of each quadrant of their mouths, and then progressively moving teeth anteriorly, only to reabsorb roots and spit out worn crowns.
Brian Lee, Beatty +3 more
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The Journal of Protozoology, 1989 ABSTRACTTwo new species of Eimeria (Apicomplexa: Eimerüdae) are described from the feces of the Florida manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostrts (Sirenia: Trichechidae). Oocysts of Eimeria manatus n. sp. are spherical to subsphencal, 11.8 × 10.7 (10.5–13.5 × 9.0–13.5) μm, with a smooth, thin, bilayered wall; shape index (length/width) 1.1 (1.0–1.3 ...
STEVE J. UPTON +3 more
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Aquatic mammal fossils in Latin America – a review of records, advances and challenges in research in the last 30 years [PDF]
, 2023 Records of aquatic mammal fossils (e.g. cetaceans, pinnipeds, sirenians, mustelids, and desmostylians) from Latin America (Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, including Antartica) span since the mid-1800s.
Cozzuol, Mario A. +17 more
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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 +4 more
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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, Pará, Brazilian Amazon.
Cinthia Hoffmann +5 more
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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 +2 more
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Revista de Biología Tropical, 2023 Introduction: The two subspecies of the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), Florida manatees (T. m. latirostris) and Antillean manatees (T. m. manatus), face different environmental challenges. While Florida manatees have to cope with winter water temperatures below their lower critical temperature of ~ 20 °C and air temperatures below freezing ...
Nicola Erdsack +2 more
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PEIXE-BOI-MARINHO: AS SEREIAS REAIS DO FILME NOVO DA ARIEL
, 2023 A presença do peixe-boi-marinho em A Pequena Sereia, filme de live action lançado em 2023, pode ser um instrumento de divulgação científica, especialmente com vistas à popularização dos sirênios e preservação das espécies do grupo.
Elidiomar Ribeiro Da-Silva
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