Total evidence time-scaled phylogenetic and biogeographic models for the evolution of sea cows (Sirenia, Afrotheria)
S Heritage, ER Seiffert - PeerJ, 2022 - peerj.com
Molecular phylogenetic studies that have included sirenians from the genera Trichechus,
Dugong, and Hydrodamalis have resolved their interrelationships but have yielded …
Dugong, and Hydrodamalis have resolved their interrelationships but have yielded …
First description of a satellite DNA in manatees' centromeric regions
MP Valeri, GB Dias, AA do Espírito Santo… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Trichechus manatus and Trichechus inunguis are the two Sirenia species that occur in the
Americas. Despite their increasing extinction risk, many aspects of their biology remain …
Americas. Despite their increasing extinction risk, many aspects of their biology remain …
An early Miocene manatee from Colombia and the initial Sirenian invasion of freshwater ecosystems
Potamosiren magdalenensis Reinhart, is an extinct species of manatee (Sirenia,
Trichechidae, Trichechinae), which has only been recorded for the middle Miocene Honda …
Trichechidae, Trichechinae), which has only been recorded for the middle Miocene Honda …
Positive selection over the mitochondrial genome and its role in the diversification of gentoo penguins in response to adaptation in isolation
Although mitochondrial DNA has been widely used in phylogeography, evidence has
emerged that factors such as climate, food availability, and environmental pressures that …
emerged that factors such as climate, food availability, and environmental pressures that …
Sirenian (manatees and dugongs) reproductive endocrinology
E Brammer-Robbins, JR Cowart, M Calderon… - General and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Reproductive hormones are essential to mating systems, behavior, fertility, gestation,
parturition, and lactation in mammals and understanding the role of hormones in these …
parturition, and lactation in mammals and understanding the role of hormones in these …
Evolutionary Dynamics of American Manatee Species on the Northern Coast of South America: Origins and Maintenance of an Interspecific Hybrid Zone
CS de Lima, RF de Magalhães, A Camargo… - Evolutionary …, 2024 - Springer
Interspecific hybridization has been historically neglected in research and conservation
practice, but it is a common phenomenon in nature, and several models have been …
practice, but it is a common phenomenon in nature, and several models have been …
Redescription of the Сommon but Poorly Known Piranha Dulce Serrasalmus hollandi (Serrasalmidae) from the Upper Madeira River
F Gallo-Cardozo, M Careaga… - Journal of Ichthyology, 2023 - Springer
The piranha Serrasalmus hollandi was described in 1915 by Eigenmann based on a single
specimen from the upper Madeira River basin in the southwestern Amazon and the holotype …
specimen from the upper Madeira River basin in the southwestern Amazon and the holotype …
Molecular Footprints on Osmoregulation-Related Genes Associated with Freshwater Colonization by Cetaceans and Sirenians
The genetic basis underlying adaptive physiological mechanisms has been extensively
explored in mammals after colonizing the seas. However, independent lineages of aquatic …
explored in mammals after colonizing the seas. However, independent lineages of aquatic …
Signatures of positive selection in the mitochondrial genome of neotropical freshwater stingrays provide clues about the transition from saltwater to freshwater …
Neotropical freshwater stingrays (subfamily Potamotrygoninae) are carnivorous bottom
feeder batoids widely distributed in most river basins of South America. They represent the …
feeder batoids widely distributed in most river basins of South America. They represent the …
Ancestral chromosomal signatures of Paenungulata (Afroteria) reveal the karyotype of Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis, Sirenia: Trichechidae) as the oldest …
FS Tavares, W Oliveira da Silva, MA Ferguson-Smith… - BMC genomics, 2023 - Springer
Background Chromosomal painting in manatees has clarified questions about the rapid
evolution of sirenians within the Paenungulata clade. Further cytogenetic studies in …
evolution of sirenians within the Paenungulata clade. Further cytogenetic studies in …