The myology of the Amazonian Manatee, Trichechus inunguis (Natterer) (Mammalia: Sirenia)
ABSTRACT: The muscles of the Amazonian manatee are described and compared with those of other manatees and the dugong. Maps of muscle attachments and data on weights of muscles are included. The manatee species differ in the forms of the mm. rectus capitis lateralis and biceps brachii. The mechanism...
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| Language: | English |
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Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
1978-06-01
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| Series: | Acta Amazonica |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59671978000700005&tlng=en |