West Indian Manatees Use Partial Migration to Expand Their Geographic Range Into the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Partial migration provides a mechanism for species to shift their geographic ranges into new, environmentally favorable regions but has been poorly studied as a means to alleviate effects of climate change. Populations at the edge of their geographic range are ideal to investigate how migratory beha...

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Main Authors: Carl S. Cloyed, Elizabeth E. Hieb, Kayla DaCosta, Monica Ross, Ruth H. Carmichael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.725837/full