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x Shane, Susan H.
  1983b
Abundance, distribution and movement of manatees (Trichechus manatus) in Brevard County, Florida.
Bull. Mar. Sci. 33(1): 1-9. 1 tab. 3 figs.
–Presents aerial and land survey data, 1978-80, showing seasonal changes in abundance and distribution. Documents both winter aggregations at power plants, and almost equally predictable warm-season aggregations in marinas and dredged coves. Also documents movements and site fidelity of known individuals.

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Aerial Surveys of Distribution
x  1983bShane, S.H. (TM; Brevard Co., Florida; 3-5.)
Behavior, Aggregative
(SEE ALSO: Aerial Surveys of Distribution)
x  1983aShane, S.H. (TM; Florida; at warm-water sources; pop. acc.; 40-44.)
x  1983bShane, S.H. (TM; Brevard Co., Florida; warm-season group sizes; 4-5, 8.)
Behavior, Ingestive
(SEE ALSO: Behavior, Epimeletic; Behavior, Et-epimeletic; Food; Mastication; Milk)
x  1983aShane, S.H. (TM; Florida; photo of animal feeding on bank grasses; 41.)
Behavior, Shelter-seeking or Escape
(SEE ALSO: Hunting and Capture; Migration and Movements; Natural Death or Injury; Temperature, Effects of)
x  1983bShane, S.H. (TM; Florida; use of power plants, 4-8; possible sheltering from boats & wind, 8.)
Florida
x  1983aShane, S.H. (TML; use of warm-water sources; pop. acc.; 40-44.)
x  1983bShane, S.H. (TML; Brevard Co.; abundance, distr., & movements; 1-9.)
Migration and Movements
(SEE ALSO: Behavior, Aggregative; Behavior, Shelter-seeking; Locomotion; Temperature, Effects of)
x  1983aShane, S.H. (TML; Florida; seasonal movements; pop. acc.; 40-44.)
x  1983bShane, S.H. (TML; Brevard Co., Florida; seasonal movements; 1-9.)
Salinity Tolerance
(SEE ALSO: Behavior, Ingestive)
x  1983aShane, S.H. (TML; Florida; drinking fresh water; 43-44.)
Temperature, Effects of
(SEE ALSO: Behavior, Shelter-seeking or Escape; Migration & Movements; Natural Death or Injury; Pollution, Effects of; Thermoregulation)
x  1983aShane, S.H. (TML; Florida; use of warm-water sources; pop. acc.; 40-44.)
Thermoregulation
(SEE ALSO: Temperature, Effects of)
x  1983aShane, S.H. (TML; Florida; use of warm-water sources & ?sunbathing at surface; pop. acc.; 40-44.)
Trichechus manatus Linnaeus, 1758
x  1983aShane, S.H. (Florida; use of warm-water sources; pop. acc.; 40-44.)
x  1983bShane, S.H. (Brevard Co., Florida; abundance, distr., & movements; 1-9.)