Riverine people's knowledge of the Vulnerable Amazonian manatee Trichechus inunguis in contrasting protected areas
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DOI: 10.1017/s0030605318000686
Abstract: Abstract Traditional knowledge gained through daily interactions with the environment can yield insights into processes at temporal or spatial scales that may be overlooked by conventional scientific research. Ninety interviews were conducted with riverine people… read more here.
Keywords: trichechus inunguis; manatee; riverine people; amazonian manatee ... See more keywords
Karyotypes of Manatees: New Insights into Hybrid Formation (Trichechus inunguis × Trichechus m. manatus) in the Amazon Estuary
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DOI: 10.3390/genes13071263
Abstract: Great efforts have been made to preserve manatees. Recently, a hybrid zone was described between Trichechus inunguis (TIN) and the Trichechus manatus manatus (TMM) in the Amazon estuary. Cytogenetic data on these sirenians are limited,… read more here.
Keywords: trichechus manatus; trichechus inunguis; tin; amazon estuary ... 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