Florida manatees Trichechus manatus latirostris actively consume the sponge Chondrilla caribensis

The Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris Linnaeus 1758) actively selects and consumes the “chicken-liver” sponge Chondrilla caribensis. Manatees ate over 10% of C. caribensis on a sample dock, mostly from pylons that received no direct sunlight. Since manatees reportedly eat mostly seagra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Fitt, William
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2020
Materias:
Conservation Biology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6982412/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32002336
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8443

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6982412/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32002336
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8443

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