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The Status of Amazonian Manatees (Trichechus inunguis) and Their Habitats in Eastern Ecuador

, 2011
The purpose of this investigation was to determine the current population status of Amazonian manatees (Trichechus inunguis) and their habitat in eastern Ecuador. Threats to this endangered species include oil exploration and extraction, water pollution,
Utreras, Victor, Rios, Galo Zapata, Brice, Caitlin E., Keith, Edward O.   +3 more
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Using osteological measurements to estimate body length in Amazonian manatees [PDF]

Acta Amazonica
Body length is an important parameter in morphological, ecological and behavioral studies of a species and contributes to the understanding of the body condition of individuals.
Gisele de Castro Maciel VALDEVINO, Vera Maria Ferreira DA SILVA, Rodrigo de Souza AMARAL   +2 more
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Eimeria trichechi n.sp. from the Amazonian manatee, Trichechus inunguis (Mammalia: Sirenia)

, 1983
Eimeria trichechi n.sp. is described and figured from the manatee, Trichechus inunguis, from Amazonas State, north Brazil. Undifferentiated oocysts are passed in the faeces and complete their sporulation in ∼36h at 24 to 26°C. Oocysts are spherical, with
Best, R. C, Lainson, Ralph, Shaw, Jeffrey Jon, Naiff, Roberto Daibes, Best, Robin C., Naiff, R. D   +5 more
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Abdominal ultrasound in Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis): standardized technique and sonographic findings

, 2015
O estudo com a fauna silvestre vem crescendo devido muitas espécies encontrarem-se ameaçadas a extinção, como o peixe-boi amazônico (Trichechus inunguis) que está classificado como vulnerável.
Barreto, Uiara Hanna Araújo
core  

Single nucleotide polymorphisms from cytochrome b gene as a useful protocol in forensic genetics against the illegal hunting of manatees: Trichechus manatus, Trichechus inunguis, Trichechus senegalensis, and Dugong dugon (Eutheria: Sirenia)

Zoologia (Curitiba), 2011
The identification of mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms is one of the most efficient methods for species differentiation. Genotyping of molecular markers using PCR/RFLP is a reliable, sensitive and inexpensive method for the detection of species specific ...
Paula Braga Ferreira, Rodrigo A Torres, José Eduardo Garcia   +2 more
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Conocimientos, conservación y avistamiento del manatí amazónico (Trichechus inunguis), según los pobladores de la cuenca del río Ucayali (Loreto, Perú)

, 2015
Objetivos: Identificar conocimientos que poseen los pobladores de la cuenca del rio Ucayali sobre la biologia, conservacion y problematica, asi como avistamientos previos del manati amazonico Trichechus inunguis.
J. Silva, David Montes, Roberto C. Elías   +2 more
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Comportamento durante o desmame de peixe-boi-da-amazônia Trichechus inunguis (Natterer, 1883) em cativeiro

, 2017
O peixe-boi-da-amazonia Trichechus inunguis (Natterer, 1883) e uma especie que foi amplamente explorada pela caca, sendo um dos mamiferos aquaticos mais cacados no seculo XX. Atualmente sua caca e proibida. Todavia, os dispositivos legais nao impedem que
Bruno Iespa, Ana Sílvia Sardinha Ribeiro, Uiara Barreto, Alex Garcia Cavalleiro de Macedo Klautau, I. Cintra   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Issue Information

Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 8, Issue 2, February 2026.
wiley   +1 more source

Functional properties of hemoglobin and whole blood in an aquatic mammal, the Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis)

, 1979
1. 1. Hematocrit (43%) and O2 binding capacity (18.8 ml O2/100 ml blood) of Trichechus inunguis blood are low compared to the values for other diving mammals but are similar to those for land mammals. 2. 2. Stripped manatee Hb is similar to human Hb A in
Farmer, Martha C., Bonaventura, Joseph, Domning, Daryl Paul, Best, Robin C., Weber, Roy Edwin   +4 more
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Levantamento das áreas de ocorrência de peixe-boi-marinho (Trichechus manatus manatus) no interior da Reserva Extrativista Marinha de Cururupu/MA e região de entorno

Biodiversidade Brasileira
No Brasil existem duas espécies de sirênios pertencentes à família Trichechidae: o peixe-boi-marinho-das-Antilhas (Trichechus manatus manatus) e o peixe-boi-amazônico (Trichechus inunguis).
Paloma Pinheiro Reis, Fernanda Loffer Niemeyer Attademo, Salvatore Siciliano, Filipe de Oliveira Chaves, Natália Costa Silva, Fábia de Oliveira Luna, Louiziane Gabriele Souza Soeiro, Keila Rego Mendes, Laura Moreira de Andrade-Reis   +8 more
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