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Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 1993 Trichechus inunguis (Natterer, 1883). In Pelzeln, Verh. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien, 33:89. TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil, Amazonas, Rio Madeira, Borba. DISTRIBUTION: Amazon basin of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, and Peru. STATUS: CITES - Appendix I; U.S. ESA - Endangered; IUCN - Vulnerable. COMMENTS: Reviewed by Husar (1977, Mammalian Species, 72).
Honacki, James H. +2 more
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Food Plants Eaten by Amazonian Manatees (Trichechus inunguis, Mammalia : Sirenia) [PDF]
Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2002 To determine the feeding habits of the Amazonian manatee Trichechus inunguis in some Central Amazonian rivers and lakes, we compared plant epidermis found in the stomach contents and/or faeces of animals with a reference collection of plants present in ...
Ioni G. Colares, Elton P. Colares
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Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, 2023 The last relevant work that reviewed the biological and conservation aspects of the Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) was published almost 30 years ago. In these three decades, scientific knowledge about the species has advanced substantially. This
Rodrigo Amaral +9 more
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Cutaneous mycobacteriosis in a captive Amazonian manatee Trichechus inunguis. [PDF]
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 2018 An adult male Amazonian manatee Trichechus inunguis under human care presented with 3 circular cutaneous lesions on the dorsal aspect of the rostrum and between the nostrils (plenum). Initially these lesions were superficial, hypopigmented, without warmth and non-painful. Microbiological cultures of skin swabs isolated Candida sp.
Laura Reisfeld +8 more
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Conservation Science and PracticeThe Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis), a vulnerable species native to the Amazon River Basin, is threatened by habitat loss, illegal hunting, and pollution.
Marquez C. White +4 more
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The myology of the Amazonian Manatee, Trichechus inunguis (Natterer) (Mammalia: Sirenia) [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 1978 : The muscles of the Amazonian manatee are described and compared with those of other manatees and the dugong. Maps of muscle attachments and data on weights of muscles are included. The manatee species differ in the forms of the mm.
Daryl P. Domning
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Seasonal variations in blood parameters of the Amazonian manatee, Trichechus inunguis [PDF]
Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2000 Seasonal variations in body weight, food consumption and blood glucose, total lipids, urea, total proteins, albumin and globulins of captive Amazonian manatees, Trichechus inunguis, were determined.
Elton P. Colares +3 more
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Detection of infection with Leptospira spp. in manatees (Trichechus inunguis) of the Peruvian Amazon [PDF]
Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, 2015 The Amazonian manatee ( Trichechus inunguis ) is an aquatic mammal (Family Trichechidae) that inhabits freshwater environments. It is endemic to the Amazon Basin, and occurs from Marajo Island (at the mouth of the Amazon River in Brazil) to the ...
Patrick Mathews Delgado +3 more
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DETECTION OF INFECTION WITH Toxoplasma gondii IN MANATEES (Trichechus inunguis) OF THE PERUVIAN AMAZON [PDF]
Acta Biológica Colombiana, 2013 The Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) is an aquatic mammal that inhabits freshwater environments and is endemic to the Amazon Basin. The presence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies was investigated in 19 manatees in one rescue unit in the northern region of Peru. Antibodies to T.
Patrick Mathews Delgado +5 more
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First Description of a Satellite DNA in Manatees’ Centromeric Regions [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 Trichechus manatus and Trichechus inunguis are the two Sirenia species that occur in the Americas. Despite their increasing extinction risk, many aspects of their biology remain understudied, including the repetitive DNA fraction of their genomes.
Mirela Pelizaro Valeri +7 more
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