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Regionalization of Scar Patterns on the Florida Manatee ( Trichechus nanatus latirostris) Observed at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida
Title:
Regionalization of Scar Patterns on the Florida Manatee ( Trichechus nanatus latirostris) Observed at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida
Author:
Goldsworthy Gomez, Lauren, author.
ISBN:
9780438013230
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Physical Description:
1 electronic resource (47 pages)
General Note:
Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 57-06M(E).
Advisors: Jon Moore Committee members: Annie Page-Karjian; Susan Richardson.
Abstract:
The Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) is native to Florida and the Indian River Lagoon. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI) is located in Indian River Lagoon and is frequently visited by manatees. The Manatee Project was created in 2009 to document and photograph the manatees visiting HBOI. Analyzing photographs of 146 manatee that visited HBOI showed that a majority of the injuries sustained were caused by boats. 97% of the manatee had at least one propeller injury and 31% of the manatee had at least one skeg injury. Other non-boat related injuries seen in the images included cold stress and entanglement injuries. This study looked at the prevalence of scar by anatomical region, the cause of injury, and compared injury locations between male and female manatees.
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School code: 0119
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Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| XX(691896.1) | 691896-1001 | Proquest E-Thesis Collection | Searching... |
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