Tactile discrimination of textures by Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris)

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Bauer, Gordon B ^a,b   Gaspard Iii, Joseph C ^b,c   Colbert, Debborah E ^d   Leach, Jennifer B ^e   Stamper, Sarah A ^f   Mann, David ^b,g   Reep, Roger ^c  

^a NEW COLLEGE OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d Association of Zoos and Aquariums   (United States)

^e SeaWorld   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Manatee; Touch; Trichechus manatus latirostris; Vibrissae

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; HAIR; MEMORY; MORPHOLOGY; SENSORY SYSTEM; SIRENIAN; SKIN; VIDEOGRAPHY;

PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; TRICHECHUS MANATUS; TRICHECHUS MANATUS LATIROSTRIS; TRICHECHUS MANATUS MANATUS;

EID: 84867229682     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2012.00565.x     Document Type: Article

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