White, Jesse R.

9 publications

White, Jesse R.; Harkness, D. R.; Isaacks, R. E.; Duffield, D. A. (detail)
1976Some studies on blood of the Florida manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris.
Compar. Biochem. Physiol. A. 55(4): 413-417. 5 tabs. 4 figs.
—Presents blood cell counts and analyses of blood chemistry, hemoglobin, enzyme activities, oxyhemoglobin dissociation, and karyotype. The diploid chromosome number was found to be 48.
White, Jesse R.; Harkness, D. R.; Isaacks, R. E.; Duffield, D. A. (detail)
1977Trichechus manatus latirostris (manatee). Order: Sirenia. Family: Trichechidae. In: T. C. Hsu & K. Benirschke (eds.), An atlas of mammalian chromosomes. Vol. 10.
New York, Heidelberg, & Berlin, Springer-Verlag.
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White, Jesse R. (detail)
1984bBorn captive, released in the wild.
Sea Frontiers 30(6): 321, 369-375. 12 figs. Nov.-Dec. 1984.
—Pop. acc. of captive births of T. manatus at the Miami Seaquarium and the release of two animals into the wild in Aug. 1984. Includes color photos of a manatee birth.
White, Jesse R.; Francis-Floyd, Ruth; Waterstrat, P. (detail)
1984Growth rate of West Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus) raised in captivity.
Proc. Internatl. Assoc. Aquatic Animal Medicine 1(1): 30-34. 1 tab. 3 figs. Nov. 1984.
—Presents data on length and weight of 7 captive-born and 2 other captive-raised manatees at the Miami Seaquarium, and derives regression equations describing their growth.
Cardeilhac, Paul T.; White, Jesse R.; Francis-Floyd, Ruth (detail)
1984Initial information on the reproductive biology of the Florida manatee.
Proc. Internatl. Assoc. Aquatic Animal Medicine 1(1): 35-42. 2 tabs. Nov. 1984.
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White, Jesse R. (detail)
1984aMan can save the manatee.
Natl. Geogr. 166(3): 414-418. 8 figs. Sept. 1984.
—Pop. acc. with photos of captive births of T. manatus at the Miami Seaquarium. Proposes a large-scale captive breeding program to restock wild manatee populations.
White, Jesse R.; Francis-Floyd, Ruth; Cardeilhac, Paul T. (detail)
1984Reproductive potential of a captive-breeding colony of Florida manatees.
Ann. Proc. Amer. Assoc. Zool. Parks & Aquars. 1984: 242-245.
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White, Jesse R.; Francis-Floyd, Ruth (detail)
1990Manatee biology and medicine. In: L. A. Dierauf (ed.), CRC handbook of marine mammal medicine: health, disease, rehabilitation.
Boca Raton (Florida), CRC Press, Inc. (735 pp.): 601-623. 4 tabs. 18 figs.
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Francis-Floyd, Ruth; White, Jesse R.; Chen, C. L.; Cardeilhac, Paul T.; Cichra, C. E. (detail)
1991Serum progesterone and estradiol concentrations in captive manatees, Trichechus manatus.
Jour. Aquatic Anim. Health 3(1): 70-73.
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