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Mitochondrial Genetic Diversity, Population Structure and Detection of Antillean and Amazonian Manatees in Colombia: New Areas and New Techniques

open access: yesFrontiers in Genetics, 2021
The Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus) and the Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) are distributed in rivers in the Caribbean and Amazonian region of Colombia respectively.
Susana Caballero   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neonatal Abandonment and Hydrocephalus in Antillean Manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus): Is There a Causal Relationship? [PDF]

open access: yesAnimals (Basel)
Manatees are semi-social animals, with the mother–calf relationship being considered long-lasting for the species. However, some events lead to the separation of this pair. Orphaned manatee calves can be adopted by other females of the same species. However, if this does not happen and a healthy calf strand is rescued, immediate release represents the ...
Santos TFS   +13 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

El manatí (Trichechus manatus manatus Linnaeus,1758) (Sirenia) una especie sombrilla, para el Sistema Lagunar de Alvarado, Veracruz [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The most emblematic mammal in the Alvarado Lagoon System (ALS) is the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus). In July 1975 was considered as endangered species by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora ...
Daniel Rentería, Iliana del Carmen   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Color Vision in the Manatee (Trichechus manatus)

open access: yesVision Research, 1996
Four manatees were trained to discriminate between a colored stimulus and a shade of gray in a two-fold simultaneous choice situation. The colors blue, green, red and blue-green were tested against shades of gray varying from low to high relative brightness. The animals distinguished both blue and green from a series of grays but failed to discriminate
GRIEBEL, ULRIKE, SCHMID, AXEL
openaire   +2 more sources

Manatee (Trichechus manatus) vocalization usage in relation to environmental noise levels [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Author Posting. © Acoustical Society of America, 2009. This article is posted here by permission of Acoustical Society of America for personal use, not for redistribution.
Brumm H.   +17 more
core   +2 more sources

Macro-habitat preferences by the African manatee and crocodiles – ecological and conservation implications [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
African manatees (<i>Trichechus senegalensis</i>) and crocodiles are threatened species in parts of their range. In West Africa, crocodiles may constitute the main predators for manatees apart from humans.
E. Politano   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Malignant Lymphoma in a West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Wildlife Diseases, 2005
We identified a malignant lymphoma infiltrating the lung, liver, kidney, mesenteric lymph nodes, and eye as the cause of death in a male West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus). Diagnosis was based on gross, histopathologic, and immunohistochemical studies.
Hammer, A.S.   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

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

Disseminated toxoplasmosis in Antillean manatees Trichechus manatus manatus from Puerto Rico [PDF]

open access: yesDiseases of Aquatic Organisms, 2012
Necropsies were conducted on 4 Antillean manatees Trichechus manatus manatus that were stranded in single events on the coastal beaches of Puerto Rico from August 2010 to August 2011. Three manatees were emaciated and the gastrointestinal tracts were devoid of digesta.
Gregory D, Bossart   +7 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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