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Manual of Procedures for the Salvage and Necropsy of Carcasses of the West Indian Manatee ('Trichechus manatus').


PB83255273

Publication Date 1983
Personal Author Bonde, R. K.; O'Shea, T. J.; Beck, C. A.
Page Count 188
Abstract The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service operates a necropsy and carcass salvage program for the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) in the southeastern United States and Puerto Rico. Agency responsibilities and procedures utilized in retrieving carcasses are detailed. Descriptions and illustrations of manatee gross anatomy are provided and a necropsy protocol based on thorough examination of organ systems is described in detail. Aids to diagnosing cause of death, methods of specimen collection, storage and shipment, and procedures for recording and filing data are also given. A glossary of technical terms is included.
Keywords
  • Mammals
  • Salvage
  • Marine biology
  • Manuals
  • Procedures
  • Southeast Region(United States)
  • Puerto Rico
  • Anatomy
  • Necropsy
  • Mortality
  • Pathology
  • Manatee
  • Trichechus manatus
Source Agency
  • Fish and Wildlife Gainseville Field Station Florida
NTIS Subject Category
  • 57Z - Zoology
  • 47D - Biological Oceanography
Corporate Authors Fish and Wildlife Service, Gainesville, FL. Denver Wildlife Research Center.
Document Type Technical Report
Title Note Final rept.
NTIS Issue Number 198324
Manual of Procedures for the Salvage and Necropsy of Carcasses of the West Indian Manatee ('Trichechus manatus').
Manual of Procedures for the Salvage and Necropsy of Carcasses of the West Indian Manatee ('Trichechus manatus').
PB83255273

  • Mammals
  • Salvage
  • Marine biology
  • Manuals
  • Procedures
  • Southeast Region(United States)
  • Puerto Rico
  • Anatomy
  • Necropsy
  • Mortality
  • Pathology
  • Manatee
  • Trichechus manatus
  • Fish and Wildlife Gainseville Field Station Florida
  • 57Z - Zoology
  • 47D - Biological Oceanography
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