Genetic Connectivity of the West Indian Manatee in the Southern Range and Limited Evidence of Hybridization With Amazonian Manatees

Genetic Connectivity of the West Indian Manatee in the Southern Range and Limited Evidence of Hybridization With Amazonian Manatees

The Antillean subspecies of the West Indian manatee is classified as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. In Brazil, the manatee population is listed as endangered with an estimated population size of 500–1,000. Historic hunting, recent habitat degrad...

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Main Authors: Fábia de Oliveira Luna, Caitlin E. Beaver, Coralie Nourisson, Robert K. Bonde, Fernanda L. N. Attademo, Adriana Vieira Miranda, Juan Pablo Torres-Florez, Glaucia Pereira de Sousa, José Zanon Passavante, Margaret E. Hunter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Antillean manatee
conservation genetics
population structure
endangered species
sympatric species
hybrid
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.574455/full

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