Food Plants Eaten by Amazonian Manatees (Trichechus inunguis, Mammalia : Sirenia)
To determine the feeding habits of the Amazonian manatee Trichechus inunguis in some Central Amazonian rivers and lakes, we compared plant epidermis found in the stomach contents and/or faeces of animals with a reference collection of plants present in the studied areas. Twenty five samples from dig...
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Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)
2002-03-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132002000100011 |