| seasonal prevalence of antibodies to leptospira interrogans in antillean manatees from a landlocked lake in tabasco, mexico. | factors that alter the dynamics of ecologic systems can influence transmission of infectious diseases and may lead to decreases in natural populations. leptospirosis is a cosmopolitan disease of zoonotic importance that affects most mammals. at the southern gulf of mexico, antillean manatees (trichechus manatus manatus) inhabit highly variable environments, with extended floods during the rainy season and drought conditions during the dry season that affect food availability and the thermal envi ... | 2014 | 24779468 |
| metals in bone tissue of antillean manatees from the gulf of mexico and chetumal bay, mexico. | concentrations of seven metals (as, cd, cr, cu, pb, ni, and zn) were analyzed in 33 bone tissue samples of antillean manatees (trichechus manatus manatus) found dead in lagoons and rivers of tabasco and campeche in the gulf of mexico and chetumal bay in the caribbean region. the concentrations of cr, cu, pb, and zn were significantly different between regions, with greater levels found in the gulf of mexico group than in the mexican caribbean group (p < 0.05). pb concentrations differed signific ... | 2016 | 26519079 |