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Behavioral lateralization in the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
We examined side preferences in the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) through observations of limb use (right and left flipper) in 123 wild and 16 captive individuals.  We also analyzed archival data on wild manatees to develop an ...
Bauer, Gordon B.   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

Twelve years of “Astro” in Sergipe State: in search of harmony between the manatee and the local waterside communities =Doze anos de “Astro” no Estado de Sergipe: buscando harmonia entre o peixe-boi e as comunidades ribeirinhas [PDF]

open access: yesActa Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2012
The Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus) is the most threatened aquatic mammal in Brazil. It was considered to be extinct in Sergipe until 1998, when a re-introduced animal (Astro) arrived.
Stephen Francis Ferrari   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trichechus Americanus—Manatee [PDF]

open access: yesScientific American, 1886
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openaire   +1 more source

Abdominal ultrasound in amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) (Natterer, 1883)

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Biology, 2021
Morphophysiological species researches are fundamental, and diagnostic imaging is an excellent technique, already used in wild animals, with great application, not invasive and provide real-time information of each body.
U. H. A. Barreto   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trichechus Linnaeus 1758

open access: yes, 2005
Trichechus Linnaeus 1758 Trichechus Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 34. Type Species: Trichechus manatus Linnaeus 1758 Synonyms: Halipaedisca Gistel 1848; Manatus Brünnich 1771; Oxystomus G. Fischer von Waldheim 1803; Trichecus Oken 1816.
Wilson, Don E., Reeder, DeeAnn
openaire   +2 more sources

Trichechus manatus from Implications of kappa-casein evolutionary diversity for the self-assembly and aggregation of casein micelles

open access: yes, 2019
Kappa-casein sequence from the manatee (Trichechus ...
Denis C. Shields (18564)   +1 more
core   +2 more sources

Morphology, morphometry and ultrastructure of the Amazonian manatee (Sirenia: Trichechidae) spermatozoa

open access: yesZoologia (Curitiba), 2010
This study describes the morphological, morphometric and ultrastructural characteristics of the Amazonian manatee Trichechus inunguis (Natterer, 1883) spermatozoon. The spermatozoa were obtained from a urine sample of an adult T.
Rodrigo S. Amaral   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

How wildlife respond to tropical cyclones: short‐term tactics and long‐term impacts

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT From butterflies to lizards and from sharks to seabirds, wildlife exhibit tactics to survive the impacts of tropical cyclones, also known as hurricanes, cyclones, or typhoons depending on where they occur. Some species seek refuge during the storm by moving, some remain in place and ride it out, and others move longer distances, avoiding the ...
Erin L. Koen   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Xica - a história de vida do peixe-boi-marinho (Trichechus manatus) mais velho do Brasil: relato de caso

open access: yesMedicina Veterinária, 2021
O peixe-boi-marinho (Trichechus manatus), um dos mamíferos aquáticos mais ameaçados de extinção do Brasil, tem o resgate e a reabilitação destes animais como importante ferramenta de conservação. Xica foi resgatada de um cativeiro inadequado na praça do
Fabia de Oliveira Luna   +1 more
doaj  

Exploring consumer preferences for wild meat and other animal proteins in Gamba, Gabon: Implications for conservation and management of natural resources alongside extractive industry

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The town of Gamba in southwest Gabon represents an exceptional example of how the development of an extractive industry (in this case oil production) may impact wild meat consumption in an area of global importance for biodiversity. Studies in the 1990s identified an active wild meat trade; however, no studies have been undertaken since, and ...
James McNamara   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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