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Factores que regulan la distribución y abundancia del manatí antilano (Trichechus manatus manatus) en el norte de la Bahía de Chetumal, México [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
El manatí del Caribe (Trichechus manatus, Mammalia:Sirenia) y la subespecie antillana (Trichechus m. manatus) están considerados en peligro de extinción por la legislación ambiental mexicana e internacional por tres motivos principales: su reducido ...
León David Olivera Gómez
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Factors influencing survival of rescued Amazonian manatees (Trichechus inunguis) during clinical rehabilitation in Peru

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, Volume 8, Issue 2, February 2026.
The Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) faces threats like habitat loss, illegal hunting, and pollution. Our analysis of 54 rescued manatees in a Peruvian Amazon rehabilitation center revealed that initial weight and rate of weight gain significantly influenced survival during rehabilitation, while intestinal obstruction, often from prior ...
Marquez C. White   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drivers of Habitat Selection by the Endangered Greater Caribbean Manatee in Coastal‐Marine Ecosystems

open access: yesAquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Volume 36, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Habitat selection is a fundamental aspect of animal movement and behaviour, involving strategies that influence population regulation, species interactions, community structure and the generation and preservation of biodiversity. The Greater Caribbean Manatee is a megaherbivorous aquatic mammal with high environmental plasticity, found in a ...
Iran C. Normande   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ocorrência de infecção Cryptosporidium spp. em peixe-boi marinho (Trichechus manatus) Occurrence of Cryptosporidium spp. infection in antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus)

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2009
A criptosporidiose constitui-se como uma zoonose que pode afetar o homem e uma ampla variedade de animais domésticos e silvestres, principalmente indivíduos imunodeficientes.
João Carlos Gomes Borges   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

An approach to modeling abundance of marine wildlife over space and time using unstructured aerial surveys

open access: yesThe Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 1, January 2026.
We present an approach for estimating wildlife abundance from unstructured aerial surveys. We combine a spatial model for count data with auxiliary information on detection probability. This framework is intended to be flexible, requiring lower survey costs and less computation time than other alternatives for estimating abundance.
Timothy A. Gowan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trichechus Linnaeus 1758

open access: yes, 1993
Trichechus Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:34. TYPE SPECIES: Trichechus manatus Linnaeus, 1758. SYNONYMS: Halipaedisca, Manatus, Oxystomus.
Don E. Wilson
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Occurrence of Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts in the maintenance water of Antillean manatees (Trichechusmanatus) in captivity [PDF]

open access: yesBiotemas, 2007
The goal of this research was to verify the occurrence of Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts in the water consumption and supply of pools used by Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus) in captivity.
Jeane Kury Nobre Gomes   +4 more
doaj  

La epibiosis en los grandes vertebrados marinos de México: una revisión y su relevancia ecosistémica

open access: yesRevista Peruana de Biología, 2018
En este trabajo se revisan los casos de epibiosis reportados en los grandes vertebrados de México. La revisión de literatura incluye las publicaciones realizadas al mes de junio de 2018 considerando los 17 estados del litoral costero de la república ...
Marco Violante-Huerta
doaj   +1 more source

Do Marine Mammals Diversify More Slowly Than Non‐Marine Mammals?

open access: yesJournal of Biogeography, Volume 53, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim Species richness is generally lower in marine than in terrestrial ecosystems, but the reasons behind this disparity remain unclear. This study examines whether marine mammals diversify at a slower pace than their non‐marine counterparts, aiming to shed light on the factors explaining potential diversification differences among them ...
Adriana Oliver   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strandings of Antillean manatees, <i>Trichechus manatus manatus</i>, in northeastern Brazil

open access: yes, 2004
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 of the northeast ...
Lima, R. P.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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