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Complete mitochondrial genome of the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirotris, Sirenia) [PDF]

Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2020
The Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) is an endangered subspecies of the West Indian manatee (T. manatus), which inhabits inland and marine waters of southeastern United States.
Sibelle T. Vilaça, Fabricio R. Santos
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TLR4 and TLR8 variability in Amazonian and West Indian manatee species from Brazil [PDF]

Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2021
Amazonian (Trichechus inunguis) and West Indian (Trichechus manatus) manatees are aquatic mammals vulnerable to extinction found in the Amazon basin and the coastal western Atlantic.
Tatiana Maia de Oliveira, Tibério Cesar Tortola Burlamaqui, André Luiz Alves de Sá, Breanna Breaux, Fábia de Oliveira Luna, Fernanda Löffler Niemeyer Attademo, Alex Garcia Cavalleiro de Macedo Klautau, Jairo Moura Oliveira, Leonardo Sena, Michael F. Criscitiello, Maria Paula Cruz Schneider   +10 more
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Analyses of historical documents reveal past trends of exploitation of manatees (Trichechus inunguis) in the Amazon Basin (16th-19th centuries) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]

Open Research Europe
The West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) and the Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) have been exploited by different societies from ancient times to the present.
Cristina Brito, Ana Catarina Garcia, Jaime Silva, John Nicholls, Nina Vieira   +4 more
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Amazonian manatee critical habitat revealed by artificial intelligence-based passive acoustic techniques [PDF]

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, Volume 11, Issue 2, Page 172-186, April 2025.
For many species at risk, monitoring challenges related to low visual detectability and elusive behavior limit the use of traditional visual surveys to collect critical information, hindering the development of sound conservation strategies.
André, Michel, Erbs, Florence Amandine, Gaona Calderón, Marina, Marmontel, Miriam, Ramalho, Emiliano, Van der Schaar, Mike Connor Roger Malcolm   +5 more
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Factors influencing survival of rescued Amazonian manatees (Trichechus inunguis) during clinical rehabilitation in Peru

Conservation Science and Practice
The 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, Christian J. Rivera, Juan Sánchez Babilonia, Javier Velásquez Varela, David S. Wilcove   +4 more
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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, Ioni G. Colares, Adalto Bianchini, Euclydes A. Santos   +3 more
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Ultrasonographic Ocular Biometry of the Greater Caribbean Manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus). [PDF]

Vet Ophthalmol
ABSTRACT This study aimed to characterize the ocular biometry of the Trichechus manatus manatus applying B‐mode ultrasonography across different age groups. Twenty‐two animals were assessed employing a portable ultrasound device equipped with a linear transducer. Five ocular parameters were assessed: corneal thickness (CT), anterior chamber depth (ACD),
de Oliveira REM, Attademo FLN, Oliveira RKM, Dos Santos RP, de Oliveira Luna F, Mignucci-Giannoni AA, Cabrias-Contreras LJ, de Sá FB, Silva FJL, Freire ACDB, de Oliveira MF.   +10 more
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Salmonellosis in a young Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) [PDF]

Ciência Rural, 2020
: The objective of this study was to describe a case of salmonellosis in an Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis). The animal was rescued from a tributary of the Capim River, in the municipality of Goianésia do Pará, Pará, Brazil, kept in a pool, and ...
José de Jesus Correa Neto, Rosekelly de Jesus Cardoso, Natalia Maxine Ferreira Pinheiro Sarmento, Gabriela Riet-Correa, Pedro Soares Bezerra Júnior, Carina Martins de Moraes, Alexandra Fernandes Costa, Renata Emin-Lima, Valiria Duarte Cerqueira   +8 more
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Potências cerebrais através do estímulo acústico (AEP) mostram a audição no peixe-boi (Sirenia: Trichechus inunguis) [PDF]

Acta Amazonica, 1981
Resumo Um jovem peixe-boi da Amazônia (Trichechus inunguis) mostrou boas respostas auditivas evocadas, com a máxima sensibilidade em cerca de 3 kHz e alcançando de 200 Hz a 35 kHz. mas não a 40 kHz.
Theodore H. Bullock, Daryl P. Domning, Robin C. Best   +2 more
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The graviportal spine: Epaxial muscles of the African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)

Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia, Volume 52, Issue 2, Page 135-147, March 2023., 2023
Abstract In this study, we present not only a new and detailed anatomical description of the epaxial muscles and adjacent ligamentous and fascial structures in the African savanna elephant but also a structural and functional comparison with other Afrotherian mammals and some domestic quadrupeds.
Caroline Maria Victoria Birgfellner, John Thomson Soley, Eva Polsterer, Gerhard Forstenpointner, Gerald Erwin Weissengruber   +4 more
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