Three Decades of Antillean Manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) Stranding Along the Brazilian Coast
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DOI: 10.1177/1940082917728375
Abstract: Alive Antillean manatee stranding is one of the main challenges for the conservation of the species in Brazil. In the present study, data on Antillean manatee stranding recorded by the CMA/ICMBio’s Wild Animals Rehabilitation Center… read more here.
Keywords: manatee trichechus; antillean manatee; three decades; decades antillean ... See more keywords
Investigating seagrass in Toxoplasma gondii transmission in Florida (Trichechus manatus latirostris) and Antillean (T. m. manatus) manatees.
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DOI: 10.3354/dao03181
Abstract: Toxoplasma gondii is a feline protozoan reported to cause morbidity and mortality in manatees and other marine mammals. Given the herbivorous nature of manatees, ingestion of oocysts from contaminated water or seagrass is presumed to… read more here.
Keywords: trichechus manatus; gondii; manatus; seagrass ... See more keywords
Karyotypical Confirmation of Natural Hybridization between Two Manatee Species, Trichechus manatus and Trichechus inunguis
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DOI: 10.3390/life12050616
Abstract: 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… read more here.
Keywords: trichechus manatus; manatus; manatee; trichechus inunguis ... See more keywords