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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Manatee"”.
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Effect of Hormonal and Temporal Factors on Captive Female Manatee (Trichechus Manatus Latirostris) Behavior
… hormones of nine adult-female captive manatees at Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park (HSWSP) were studied from January 6 to August 10, 2003. This study probed two main topics: 1) activity pattern and spatial use of the facility by manatees over three times of day and three seasons …
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An Investigation of Captive Florida Manatee (<em>Trichecus manatus latirostris</em>) Behavior and Social Interactions
… caused many injuries and deaths of the Florida manatee, <em>Trichechus manutus latirostris</em>. Rehabilitation centers have been established in Florida to help return sick or injured manatees back to the wild. Manatees that are released back to the wild after undergoing rehabilitation in …
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Gross and Microscopic Observations on the Lingual Structure of the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris)
The West Indian manatee tongue was examined macroscopically, light microscopically, and electron microscopically (scanning and transmission). The tongue was slender, muscular, and firmly fixed in the oral cavity. Only the cranial tip was free and mobile. Numerous filiform papillae were distributed …
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Status and Distribution of Manatees in Honduras and the Use of Side-Scan Sonar
<p>All manatee species are listed as endangered or vulnerable. Studying these animals is very challenging because of their reticent behavior and the remote and complex habitats in which they are found. This study dealt with three challenges in manatee conservation: identification of hotspots, …
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Manatee Sound Localization: Performance Abilities, Interaural Level Cues, and Usage of Auditory Evoked Potential Techniques to Determine Sound Conduction Pathways
… the ability and means by which Florida manatees determine sound source directionality. An eight-choice discrimination paradigm determined the sound localization abilities of two manatees within a 360° array of speakers. Five conditions were tested including a 3,000 and 200 ms, 95 dB, …
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Seasonal Habitat Use of The Florida Manatee (Trichecus Manatus Latirostris) In The Crystal River Natural Refuge With Regards To Natural And Anthropogenic Factors
… serves as critical habitat for the Florida manatee, but is also used extensively by humans. This study documented the seasonal dispersion and behavioral patterns of manatees in Kings Bay with regards to natural and anthropogenic factors from May 2005-June 2006. Survey stations were …
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Stratigraphy, genesis, and economic potential of the southern part of the Florida land-pebble phosphate field
… in portions of Hillsborough, Polk, Hardee, and Manatee counties. The Pine Level phosphate area, described in detail in this report, is south of the previously known and mined deposits and occurs in portions of Manatee, Sarasota, and De Soto counties. Results of the current geologic study of the …
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Adapting Small Unmanned Aerial Systems for Behavioral Research with Coastal Marine Mammals
… truncatus</em>) and the Endangered Antillean manatee (<em>Trichechus manatus manatus</em>). The conservation and management of marine mammals can be resource-intensive and challenging, often resulting in a lack of important contextual information on the abundance, distribution, and threats …
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A Machine-Learning Based Approach to Predicting Waterborne Disease Outbreaks Caused by Hurricanes
… the binary RFC model for Pinellas-Hillsborough-Manatee achieved a model's accuracy of 0.93 and f1-score of 0.48. We anticipate that the models' performance can substantially be improved with access to higher spatial resolution climate data as well as longer demographic and public health records. …
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Recent natural and anthropogenic ecosystem change to the marine environments of Biscayne Bay, Florida
… findings of Ishman et al. (1998) from a core in Manatee Bay. The foraminiferal assemblages near the top of the cores at Black Point North and at Chicken Key show a shift toward higher salinity conditions. Ostracode and mollusk data in Wingard et al. (2004) reveal an increase of genera that are …