Dear colleagues, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the recent publication of our article on Antillean manatees’ personality traits in Applied Animal Behaviour Science:
Lucchini, K., do Val, H.G., Umeed, R., de Azevedo, C.S., Attademo, F.L.N., Melo, L.I.D.S., de Oliveira Luna, F. and Bezerra, B., 2023. Personality traits in captive Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) in Brazil and perspectives for the release of individuals. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, p.106031 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2023.106031 ABSTRACT: Personality refers to an individual feature which is consistent over time and contexts and modulates how animals perceive and interact with the surrounding environment, influencing life history traits such as foraging, dispersion and reproduction. So far, very little is known about the Antillean manatee’s personality. Here we aimed to investigate personality traits of nine captive Antillean manatees, Trichechus manatus manatus, and determine, multidimensionally, which qualitative and quantitative variables can be used to distinguish between bolder and shier individuals. Our results showed that 12 qualitative and five quantitative variables were con- spicuous for determining manatee’ temperament on a boldness-shyness scale, and provided the data needed for studies to evaluate release success according to an individual’s personality. We suggest that parental care and genetic predisposition may influence offspring temperament. Hence, future studies should consider the impact of personality traits when selecting or monitoring individual manatees pre and post release and how temperament can influence rehabilitations and adaptation in the wild. Please, do not hesitate to contact me at lucchini.ka...@gmail.com <mailto:lucchini.ka...@gmail.com> I would be happy to answer any further questions about the study, the article is open access until 20th October. Best regards, Karen M. S. Lucchini MSc and PhD student in Animal Biology/Animal Behaviour - LECC/PPGBA Federal University of Pernambuco - UFPE Biologist and Researcher GEFMar Fellow - Centro Nacional de Pesquisa e Conservação de Mamíferos Aquáticos (ICMBio/CMA) http://lattes.cnpq.br/0466847532755310 https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-lucchini-041371174/
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