scholarly journals Developmental changes in bone mechanics from Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris), obligate swimming mammals

2020 ◽  
Vol 223 (6) ◽  
pp. jeb213009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle N. Ingle ◽  
Marianne E. Porter
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Changes ◽  
Bone Mechanics ◽  
Trichechus Manatus ◽  
Trichechus Manatus Latirostris

Touch, Hearing, and Vision of the Florida Manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon B. Bauer ◽  
Joseph C. Gaspard ◽  
Debborah E. Colbert ◽  
Roger L. Reep ◽  
David Mann
Keyword(s):  
Florida Manatee ◽  
Trichechus Manatus ◽  
Trichechus Manatus Latirostris

Response to Conditioned Stimuli by Two Rehabilitated and Released West Indian Manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris)

2006 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendi Fellner ◽  
Kim Odell ◽  
Allison Corwin ◽  
Lisa Davis ◽  
Cathy Goonen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Indian ◽  
Conditioned Stimuli ◽  
Trichechus Manatus ◽  
Trichechus Manatus Latirostris

scholarly journals Nocturnal and diurnal activity of armored suckermouth catfish (Loricariidae: Pterygoplichthys) associated with wintering Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris)

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 893-898 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leo G. Nico
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Activity Pattern ◽  
Diel Activity ◽  
Diurnal Activity ◽  
Trichechus Manatus ◽  
Trichechus Manatus Latirostris ◽  
Size Classes ◽  
Diel Activity Pattern ◽  
Spring System ◽  
Diel Period

Several Pterygoplichthys species, members of the Neotropical catfish family Loricariidae, have been widely introduced outside their native ranges. In this paper, I present observations on the diel activity pattern of non-native Pterygoplichthys, tentatively identified as P. disjunctivus, with respect to their attachment and grazing on endangered Florida manatees, Trichechus manatus latirostris. The study was conducted in December 2009 at Volusia Blue Spring, an artesianal spring system in the St. Johns River basin, Florida (USA). Supplemented by information gathered during previous visits to the spring site, this study revealed that adult Pterygoplichthys are active throughout the diel period (day, twilight and night). However, juvenile Pterygoplichthys were largely nocturnal and only at night did they consistently join adults in attaching to manatees. The juveniles generally remain hidden during the day, probably responding to presence of diurnal predators, mainly birds. Differences in diel behaviors among different Pterygoplichthys size classes in Florida are consistent with published observations on loricariids inhabiting clearwater streams within their native ranges.

scholarly journals Florida manatees Trichechus manatus latirostris actively consume the sponge Chondrilla caribensis

PeerJ ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. e8443
Author(s):  
William Fitt
Keyword(s):  
Direct Evidence ◽  
Chemical Defenses ◽  
Chicken Liver ◽  
Direct Sunlight ◽  
Florida Manatee ◽  
Trichechus Manatus ◽  
Trichechus Manatus Latirostris ◽  
Variable Chemical

The Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris Linnaeus 1758) actively selects and consumes the “chicken-liver” sponge Chondrilla caribensis. Manatees ate over 10% of C. caribensis on a sample dock, mostly from pylons that received no direct sunlight. Since manatees reportedly eat mostly seagrasses and algae, it was thought that the chlorophyll-a content of the symbiotic cyanobacteria in C. caribensis might be correlated to the amount eaten; however the correlation was not significant (P > 0.05). C. caribensis has variable chemical defenses and round spherasters (spicules), but these do not appear to be effective deterrents to predation by manatees. This is the first direct evidence that manatees actively seek out and consume a sponge.

ESOPHAGEAL MEASUREMENT OF CORE BODY TEMPERATURE IN THE FLORIDA MANATEE (TRICHECHUS MANATUS LATIROSTRIS)

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Molly E. Martony ◽  
Ramiro Isaza ◽  
Claire D. Erlacher-Reid ◽  
Jon Peterson ◽  
Nicole I. Stacy
Keyword(s):  
Body Temperature ◽  
Core Body Temperature ◽  
Florida Manatee ◽  
Trichechus Manatus ◽  
Trichechus Manatus Latirostris ◽  
Core Body

Serum Iron Analytes in Healthy and Diseased Florida Manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris)

2019 ◽  
Vol 173 ◽  
pp. 58-70
Author(s):  
J.W. Harvey ◽  
K.E. Harr ◽  
D. Murphy ◽  
M.T. Walsh ◽  
M. de Wit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Serum Iron ◽  
Trichechus Manatus ◽  
Trichechus Manatus Latirostris
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