Innervation patterns of sea otter (Enhydra lutris) mystacial follicle-sinus complexes [PDF]
, 2014 Sea otters (Enhydra lutris) are the most recent group of mammals to return to the sea, and may exemplify divergent somatosensory tactile systems among mammals.
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Do Marine Mammals Diversify More Slowly Than Non‐Marine Mammals?
Journal 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
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Ocurrence of Cryptosporidium spp. in Amazonian manatees (Trichechus inunguis, Natterer, 1883) [PDF]
Biotemas, 2007 The apicomplexa protozoa Cryptosporidium infects several mammals, including terrestrial and aquatic species. In the epidemiology of this infection, the ingestion of water and/or food contamined with oocysts comprises the main mechanism of transmission to
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Medicina Veterinária, 2021 O peixe-boi-marinho (Trichechus manatus), um dos mamíferos aquáticos mais ameaçados de extinção do Brasil, tem o resgate e a reabilitação destes animais como importante ferramenta de conservação. Xica foi resgatada de um cativeiro inadequado na praça do
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Captura e utilização do peixe-boi marinho (Trichechus manatus manatus) no litoral Norte do Brasil
Biotemas, 2008 O mamífero aquático mais ameaçado de extinção no Brasil é o peixe-boi marinho (Trichechus manatus manatus). Durante os anos de 1992 e 1993, foram percorridos 3000km do litoral dos Estados do MA, PA e AP, onde foram visitadas 145 localidades e ...
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Multi‐Scale Habitat Selection of Greater Caribbean Manatees in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Mexico
Marine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 1, January 2026.ABSTRACT Habitat selection describes population distribution as a function of environmental features. It is a fundamental process with primordial ecological and evolutionary implications. To accurately describe habitat selection, it is important to identify temporal and spatial scales perceived by the population and use these scales when modeling ...
Émilie Gagnon +7 more
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, 2007 https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_currents/1013/thumbnail ...
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Exploring Marine Mammal Cognition as a Conservation Tool
Marine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 1, January 2026.ABSTRACT Cognition is an animal's real‐time adaptation system for responding to change. Rapid environmental change, often anthropogenic, is expanding the range and severity of challenges confronting wild animals. Effective conservation requires a multifaceted approach that includes animals' capacities.
Gordon B. Bauer +21 more
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Twelve years of “Astro” in Sergipe State: in search of harmony between the manatee and the local waterside communities =Doze anos de “Astro” no Estado de Sergipe: buscando harmonia entre o peixe-boi e as comunidades ribeirinhas [PDF]
Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2012 The Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus) is the most threatened aquatic mammal in Brazil. It was considered to be extinct in Sergipe until 1998, when a re-introduced animal (Astro) arrived.
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Lesiones ocasionadas por el bagre armado del Amazonas Pterygoplichthys sp. en tres manatíes antillanos en cautiverio Trichechus manatus manatus [PDF]
, 2020 Background. The interaction between Pterygoplichthys and Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) was recorded approximately 13 years ago in Florida, United States.
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