Term of Award
Summer 2004
Degree Name
Master of Science in Biology (M.S.)
Document Type and Release Option
Thesis (open access)
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Department
Department of Biology
Committee Chair
Bruce A. Schulte
Committee Member 1
Alan Harvey
Committee Member 2
David Rostal
Abstract
Activity patterns, spatial use and reproductive hormones of nine adult-female captive manatees at Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park (HSWSP) were studied from January 6 to August 10, 2003. This study probed two main topics: 1) activity pattern and spatial use of the facility by manatees over three times of day and three seasons (winter, spring and summer), and 2) correlation between manatees behavior and reproductive hormone concentrations collected via fecal samples. Activity patterns and spatial use of the manatees were affected by provisioned food availability over the day and natural vegetation over the study period. Five manatees had estrous cycle patterns. Two individual behaviors, blowing bubbles and inverted posture, and the level of interaction were positively associated with the
Recommended Citation
Horikoshi, Chifuyu, "Effect of Hormonal and Temporal Factors on Captive Female Manatee (Trichechus Manatus Latirostris) Behavior" (2004). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 690.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/690
Research Data and Supplementary Material
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