Results 11 to 20 of about 2,080 (190)

Ultrasonographic Ocular Biometry of the Greater Caribbean Manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus). [PDF]

Vet Ophthalmol
ABSTRACT This study aimed to characterize the ocular biometry of the Trichechus manatus manatus applying B‐mode ultrasonography across different age groups.
de Oliveira REM, Attademo FLN, Oliveira RKM, Dos Santos RP, de Oliveira Luna F, Mignucci-Giannoni AA, Cabrias-Contreras LJ, de Sá FB, Silva FJL, Freire ACDB, de Oliveira MF.   +10 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Karyotypical Confirmation of Natural Hybridization between Two Manatee Species, Trichechus manatus and Trichechus inunguis

Life, 2022
Two species of manatees are found in Northern Brazil—the Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus), which is found along the coast from Florida to Northeastern Brazil, and the Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis), endemic to the Amazon drainage basin ...
Edivaldo H. C. de Oliveira, Anderson J. B. Gomes, Alexandra F. Costa, Renata Emin-Lima, Cibele R. Bonvicino, Maria C. Viana, Laura M. A. Reis, Marcelo D. Vidal, Mirella V. G. Cavalcanti, Fernanda L. N. Attademo, Fábia O. Luna, Salvatore Siciliano   +11 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Complete mitochondrial genome of the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirotris, Sirenia) [PDF]

Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2020
The Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) is an endangered subspecies of the West Indian manatee (T. manatus), which inhabits inland and marine waters of southeastern United States.
Sibelle T. Vilaça, Fabricio R. Santos
doaj   +2 more sources

Capture and utilization of the Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) on the northern Brazilian coast [PDF]

Biotemas, 2008
The Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) is now considered to be the most endangered aquatic mammal of Brazil. During 1992 and 1993, we surveyed 3000km of the coastal area of the Maranhão (MA), Pará (PA) and Amapá (AP) states where we visited ...
Marisol Menezes Pessanha, Ricardo José Soavinski, Régis Pinto de Lima, Fábia de Oliveira Luna, Janaina Pauline de Araújo, José Zanon de Oliveira Passavante   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Health assessment and seroepidemiologic survey of potential pathogens in wild Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus). [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
The Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus), a subspecies of the West Indian manatee, inhabits fresh, brackish, and warm coastal waters distributed along the eastern border of Central America, the northern coast of South America, and throughout ...
Kathryn Sulzner, Christine Kreuder Johnson, Robert K Bonde, Nicole Auil Gomez, James Powell, Klaus Nielsen, M Page Luttrell, A D M E Osterhaus, A Alonso Aguirre   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

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

Animals (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, Moura MAO, Tavares GSF, Siqueira JS, Sarmento NMFP, Prado RGS, Costa AF, Amaral TMMM, Emin-Lima R, Sousa MEM, Moreira Júnior RHM, Bezerra Júnior PS, Riet-Correa G, Cerqueira VD.   +13 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Distribution and conservation status of the Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) in Honduras [PDF]

Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, 2014
The Antillean manatee, Trichechus manatus manatus, is among the most threatened mammals in Honduras, yet the last published study is from 1980. Since then, the North Coast of Honduras has experienced rapid population growth and land cover change possibly causing habitat loss for manatees.
Daniel Gonzalez-Socoloske, Cynthia R. Taylor, Olivia R. Rendon Thompson   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Trichechus manatus Linnaeus 1758

, 1993
Published as part of Don E. Wilson, 1993, Order Sirenia, pp. 365-366 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on pages 365-366, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo ...
Don E. Wilson
openaire   +3 more sources

New records for the Manatee Trichechus manatus manatus Linnaeus, 1758 (Sirenia: Trichechidae) in Magdalena Department, Colombia

Mammalogy Notes
We report new records for the Greater Caribbean Manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus), for the Magdalena Department (e.g. state) based on direct and indirect observations and the reports of rescued stranded individuals.
Julieth A. Prieto-Rodriguez, Juan S. Mendoza-Roldan   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mating Behavior of Manatees Documented in Mississippi Estuarine Waters. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
This study documents the first recorded instance of mating behavior by Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) in Mississippi estuarine waters, observed opportunistically via a drone during a routine survey at the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.
Muraco H, Virden M, Chevis M, Chenier K, Stratman M, Free A, Sparks E.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources