Evolutionary Significance of Brain Structure in the Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris)
The Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) inhabits a unique aquatic niche. Adaptations to this niche include obligate herbivory, low metabolic rate, large body size, and supernumerary teeth. Consequences of these adaptations are, cold intolerance, low population rate of increase, and rang...
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NSUWorks
1992
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| Online Access: | http://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/355 http://nsuworks.nova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1040&context=occ_stuetd |