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Colonizadores portugueses, tartarugas e peixes-boi: uma história da busca por carne, gordura e combustível na Amazônia do século XVIII

open access: yesDiálogos, 2017
Na Amazônia, os colonizadores portugueses consumiam a carne e gordura de peixes-boi (Trichechus inunguis e Trichechus manatus) e tartarugas-da-Amazônia (Podocmenis expansa).
Marlon Marcel Fiori   +1 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Manatíes y delfines en sitios arqueológicos precolombinos de Cuba

open access: yesNovitates Caribaea, 2015
Se revisa el registro de los mamíferos acuáticos hallados en sitios arqueológicos precolombinos de Cuba, el cual incluye mayormente el manatí (Trichechus manatus) y en muy escasa frecuencia al delfín nariz de botella (Turciops truncatus) y otro cetáceo ...
Osvaldo Jiménez Vázquez
doaj   +1 more source

Learning capacities and welfare in an Antillean manatee, Trichechus manatus manatus

open access: yesComptes Rendus Biologies, 2020
Studies on the cognitive abilities of manatees are limited despite their importance for the environmental enrichment and welfare of individuals in captivity and the understanding of manatee behaviour in the wild.
Hénaut, Yann   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

STRANDINGS OF ANTILLEAN MANATEES, TRICHECHUS MANATUS MANATUS, IN NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
-The Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) is considered to be one of the most endangered aquatic mammals in Brazil. From 1981 through 2002 an extensive research was performed to collect information about stranding of manatees on the northeast ...
Cristiano Leite Parente   +2 more
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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
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Distribution of the Antillean manatee (Trichecus manatus manatus) in the Alvarado Lagoon System (Veracruz, Mexico)

open access: yesCiencias Marinas, 2012
The Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) is considered endangered in Mexico. Local extinctions have been documented in the northern Gulf of Mexico, and the only remaining population with a northern distribution is found in the Alvarado Lagoon ...
IC Daniel-Rentería   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trichechus manatus Linnaeus 1758

open access: yes, 1993
Trichechus manatus Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:34. TYPE LOCALITY: "Mari Americano"; restricted by Thomas (1911a) to "West Indies." DISTRIBUTION: Caribbean coastal areas and river systems from Virginia, USA to Espirito Santo, Brazil ...
Don E. Wilson
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How wildlife respond to tropical cyclones: short‐term tactics and long‐term impacts

open access: yesBiological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 5, Page 2081-2102, October 2026.
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

Using Aerial Photogrammetry to Estimate Body Condition and Assess Sexual Dimorphism in Narwhals

open access: yesMarine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 4, October 2026.
ABSTRACT The Arctic is warming rapidly, impacting ice‐dependent species and communities that rely on them for resources. Body condition indices (BCI) are widely used to assess individual health within populations. We adapted the methodology to improve accessibility for estimating narwhal body condition from drone footage, using body length, body width,
Kirsten J. Désorcy   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of a long-term dataset of Antillean manatee strandings in Belize: implications for conservation

open access: yesOryx, 2023
We analysed 23 years of data on strandings of the Antillean manatee Trichechus manatus manatus in Belize, documented by the Belize Marine Mammal Stranding Network, to examine the threats to this population.
Jamal Galves   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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