West Indian manatee  (Trichechus manatus)

Authentication

Authenticated (6/11/02) by Jim Reid, US Geological Survey Sirenia Project. <br />
http://cars.er.usgs.gov/Manatees/manatees.html

Glossary

Subspecies: A different race of a species, which is geographically separated from other populations of that species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (October, 2007)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Reynolds, J.E. and Powell, J.A. (2002) Manatees. In: Perrin, W.F., Würsig, B. and Thewissen, J.G.M. Eds. Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. Academic Press, London.
  3. CITES (October, 2007)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. CMS (October, 2007)
    http://www.cms.int
  5. Macdonald, D. (2006) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  6. Save the Manatee Club (July, 2002)
    http://www.savethemanatee.org/
  7. Reid, J. (November, 2002) Pers. Comm.
  8. Reep, R.L., Marshall, C.D. and Stoll, M.L. (2002) Tactile hairs on the postcranial body in Florida manatees: a mammalian lateral line?. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 59: 141 - 154.
  9. US Fish and Wildlife Service. (2001) Florida Manatee Recovery Plan, (Trichechus manatus latirostris), Third Revision. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Atlanta, Georgia.
  10. Burnie, D. (2001) Animal. Dorling Kindersley, London.