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Manatee
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Manatee
A web-based gene evaluation and genome annotation tool, used to perform manual functional annotation, which can store and view annotation for prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes
manatee
members of the genus Trichechus which with the dugongs make up the order Sirenia, of sea-cows. They are almost completely aquatic mammals with a large, fish-like body with flippers in front and horizontal tail flukes behind. They can be up to 13 ft long and weigh up to 2000 lb.
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Byline: ANI Washington, June 13 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have found that manatees can localize sounds, and probably hear which direction a boat is approaching from, which may help in development of manatee protection programmes.
Manatees can probably hear which directions boats approach from by Asian News International
As a biologist at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, his job involves recovering dead manatees from the state's waterways and performing necropsies, surgical exams to find out how the animals died.
High-tech rescue: an innovative project spares manatees' lives by Chiang, Mona / Science World
Despite regulations designed to prevent collisions, dozens of manatees in Florida continue to be injured or killed--including a near-record 86 deaths in 2006.
Engineers design a tag that fits to a manatee by Nevala, Amy E. / Oceanus
 
 
 
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