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Ocorrências de mamíferos aquáticos no estado de Pernambuco, Brasil
Attademo, Fernanda Loffler Niemeyer; Nascimento, João Luiz Xavier do; Sousa, Glaucia Pereira de; Borges, João Carlos GomesAquatic mammals occur throughout the Brazil territory. However, until now there are no descriptions of the species that occur in the coast of Pernambuco State. Stranding assistance is an important tool for the record of aquatic mammal species and for obtaining information about populations and their respective threats. This study aimed to describe the occurrence, diversity and distribution of aquatic mammals in...
Distribuição do peixe-boi marinho, Trichechus manatus manatus, no litoral norte...
Luna, Fábia de Oliveira; Araújo, Janaína Pauline de; Oliveira, Eunice Maria de; Hage, Lilian Magalhães; Passavante, José Zanon de OliveiraLUNA, F. de O. et al. Distribuição do peixe-boi marinho, Trichechus manatus manatus, no litoral norte do Brasil. Arquivos de Ciências do Mar. Fortaleza, v. 43, n. 2, p. 79-86, 2010.; The Antillean manatee, Trichechus manatus manatus, is now considered the most endangered aquatic mammal of Brazil. In 1992 and 1993 a coastal survey off the Maranhão, Pará and Amapá states was performed aiming to identify the distr...
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Luna, Fábia de Oliveira; Araújo, Janaina Pauline de; Lima, Régis Pinto de; Pessanha, Marisol Menezes; Soavinski, Ricardo JoséCapture and utilization of the Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) on the northern Brazilian coast. The Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) is now considered to be the most endangered aquatic mammal of Brazil. During 1992 and 1993, we surveyed 3000km of the coastal area of the Maranhão (MA), Pará (PA) and Amapá (AP) states where we visited 145 localities and performed 262 interviews aiming...
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Borges, João Carlos Gomes; Alves, Leucio Câmara; Lima, Danielle dos Santos; Luna, Fábia de Oliveira; Aguilar, Carla Verônica CarrascoOcurrence of Cryptosporidium spp. in Amazonian manatees (Trichechus inunguis, Natterer, 1883). The apicomplexa protozoa Cryptosporidium infects several mammals, including terrestrial and aquatic species. In the epidemiology of this infection, the ingestion of water and/or food contamined with oocysts comprises the main mechanism of transmission to susceptible animals. Among the Sirenians, the occurrence of this...