Tactile discrimination of textures by Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris)

  1. Gordon B. Bauer 1,*,
  2. Joseph C. Gaspard III2,
  3. Debborah E. Colbert 3,
  4. Jennifer B. Leach 4,
  5. Sarah A. Stamper 5,
  6. David Mann 6,
  7. Roger Reep 7

Article first published online: 13 JUN 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2012.00565.x

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Marine Mammal Science

Marine Mammal Science

Volume 28, Issue 4, pages E456–E471, October 2012

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Bauer , . G. B. . , Gaspard III, . J. C. . , Colbert , . D. E. . , Leach , . J. B. . , Stamper , . S. A. . , Mann , . D. and Reep , . R. (2012), Tactile discrimination of textures by Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris). Marine Mammal Science, 28: E456–E471. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2012.00565.x

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  1. 1

    Division of Social Sciences, New College of Florida, 5800 Bay Shore Road, SSC 102, Sarasota, Florida 34243, U.S.A. and Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, Florida 34236, U.S.A.

  2. 2

    Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, Florida 34236, U.S.A. and Department of Physiological Sciences, Aquatic Animal Health Program, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, U.S.A.

  3. 3

    Association of Zoos and Aquariums, 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 710, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, U.S.A.

  4. 4

    SeaWorld, 500 SeaWorld Drive, San Diego, California 92109, U.S.A.

  5. 5

    Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, U.S.A.

  6. 6

    University of South Florida, College of Marine Science, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, St. Petersburg, Florida 33620, U.S.A. and Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, Florida 34236, U.S.A.

  7. 7

    Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, U.S.A.

* (e-mail: bauer@ncf.edu).

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 5 OCT 2012
  2. Article first published online: 13 JUN 2012
  3. Received: 27 October 2010 Accepted: 20 January 2012

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