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Winter Habitat Preferences for Florida Manatees and Vulnerability to Cold
To survive cold winter periods most, if not all, Florida manatees rely on warm-water refuges in the southern two-thirds of the Florida peninsula. Most refuges are either warm-water discharges from power plant and natural springs, or passive thermal basins that temporarily trap relatively warm water for a week or more. Strong fidelity to one or more refuges has created four relatively discrete F...
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متن کاملEvaluation of adrenocortical function in Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris).
The study objectives were to determine the predominant manatee glucocorticoid; validate assays to measure this glucocorticoid and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH); determine diagnostic thresholds to distinguish physiological vs. pathological concentrations; identify differences associated with sex, age class, female reproductive status, capture time, and lactate; and determine the best method...
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The Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) is one of the most endangered marine mammals in the US To protect this species, it is important to understand the feeding ecology to define critical habitats. Manatees generally are considered to be strictly herbivious mammals that only incidentally consume animal species. This concept is based on the preponderence of freshwater vegetation, s...
متن کاملTactile hairs on the postcranial body in Florida manatees: a Mammalian lateral line?
Previous reports have suggested that the sparsely distributed hairs found on the entire postcranial body of sirenians are all sinus type tactile hairs. This would represent a unique arrangement because no other mammal has been reported to possess tactile hairs except on restricted regions of the body, primarily the face. In order to investigate this issue further, hair counts were made systemat...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Mammalogy
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0022-2372,1545-1542
DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyy074