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Interactions between calves of Amazonian manatees in Peru: a study case
Acta Biológica Colombiana, 2016 Trichechus inunguis is an endemic species of the Amazon, which inhabits mainly in lakes and calm rivers. The objective of this study case was to describe the social behaviour of two female-orphaned calves, of T. inunguis in captivity.
Alexander Roldán Arévalo-Sandi +1 more
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Propriedades funcionais de hemoglobina e sangue completo em um mamífero aquático, o peixe-boi amazônico (Trichechus inunguis) [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 1978 Resumo O hematócrito (43%) e a capacidade de ligação de O (18,8 ml O2 100 ml. sangue) de Trichechus inunguis são baixos ao serem comparados com outros mamíferos mergulhadores, mas são similares aos de mamíferos terrestres.
Martha Farmer +4 more
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Fossils and living taxa agree on patterns of body mass evolution:A case study with Afrotheria [PDF]
, 2015 Most of life is extinct, so incorporating some fossil evidence into analyses of macroevolution is typically seen as necessary to understand the diversification of life and patterns of morphological evolution.
Harmon LJ, R Core Team, Wilson DE
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Using the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) as a Mechanism for Invasive Aquatic Plant Management in Florida [PDF]
, 2015 West-Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus L.) are opportunistic, herbivorous aquatic mammals that occupy the warm, shallow coastal waters throughout the southeastern United States.
Allen, Aarin Conrad, Keith, Edward O.
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Limnology and Oceanography Letters, Volume 11, Issue 3, May 2026.Abstract Marine mammals can exhibit high plasticity in foraging strategies, but how such plasticity is driven by environmental conditions is poorly understood. The American manatee (Trichechus manatus), a large, endangered herbivore, inhabits marine, estuarine, and freshwater environments.
Camila Carvalho de Carvalho +13 more
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Trends in Medicinal Uses of Edible Wild Vertebrates in Brazil
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017 The use of food medicines is a widespread practice worldwide. In Brazil, such use is often associated with wild animals, mostly focusing on vertebrate species. Here we assessed taxonomic and ecological trends in traditional uses of wild edible vertebrates in the country, through an extensive ethnobiological database analysis. Our results showed that at
Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves +3 more
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Wild Animals Used as Food Medicine in Brazil
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013 The connection between eating and healing is common in traditional folk medical systems, and the multiple possibilities resulting from the combination of biodiversity and culture confer a wealth and complexity in terms of knowledge of the flora and fauna as to their potential as food medicine.
Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves +3 more
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Status of the Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) in the Cuyabeno Reserve, Ecuador
ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías, 2010 Amazonian manatees live in black water rivers and lakes in the Amazon basin. A study of Amazonian manatees in the Cuyabeno Reserve conducted by Timm et al.
Judith Denkinger
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Animal‐Based Remedies as Complementary Medicines in the Semi‐Arid Region of Northeastern Brazil
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2011, Issue 1, 2011., 2011 Animals (and their derived products) are essential ingredients in the preparation of many traditional remedies. Despite its prevalence in traditional medical practices worldwide, research on medicinal animals has often been neglected in comparison to medicinal plant research.
Rômulo R. N. Alves +4 more
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Occupancy and population density estimates of the Amazonian manatee in eastern Ecuador
Endangered Species Research, 2021 The Amazonian manatee Trichechus inunguis has been categorized as Vulnerable by the IUCN. There have been few studies on the species in its natural habitats due to its elusive nature and the low visibility of its aquatic habitats.
V Narváez Ruano +2 more
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