Seasonal Breeding in the Amazonian Manatee, Trichechus inunguis (Mammalia: Sirenia)
- 1 March 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Biotropica
- Vol. 14 (1) , 76-78
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2387764
Abstract
The most recent assessments indicate that the Caribbean manatee (T. manatus), Amazonian manatee (T. inunguis) and dugong (Dugong dugon) breed continuously (Anderson and Heinsohn 1978; Hartman 1971; Husar 1975, 1977a, 1977b; Pereira 1945). Little is known of the reproductive biology of the Senegal manatee (T. senegalensis). This note presents evidence that the Amazonian manatee is a seasonal breeder with a prolonged calving period.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: