Florida manatees, Trichechus manatus latirostris, respond to approaching vessels

Biological Conservation

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 517-523

  Nowacek, Stephanie M ^a,b   Wells, Randall S ^a,b   Owen, Edward C G ^a   Speakman, Todd R ^a,b   Flamm, Richard O ^c   Nowacek, Douglas P ^a,d  

^a MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Chicago Zoological Society   (United States)

^c FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Collision; Conservation; Manatee; Vessel

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COLLISION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VIDEOGRAPHY;

FLORIDA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 187; TRICHECHIDAE; TRICHECHUS; TRICHECHUS MANATUS; TRICHECHUS MANATUS LATIROSTRIS;

EID: 3142694078     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2003.11.020     Document Type: Article

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