Mating Behavior of Manatees Documented in Mississippi Estuarine Waters
Holley Muraco, Matthew Virden, Megan Chevis, Keith Chenier, Maya Stratman, Amanda Free, Eric Sparks · 2025
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Description
Holley Muraco and six co-authors recorded manatee mating in Mississippi waters in a 2025 report, the first such record there. A drone filmed the event on 24 September 2024 at a research reserve in Grand Bay. One identified female and a presumed male mounted again and again, while a third animal took no part. The authors suggest these shores may serve for breeding as well as feeding, and call for closer monitoring.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Holley Muraco, Matthew Virden, Megan Chevis, Keith Chenier, Maya Stratman, Amanda Free, Eric Sparks |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 18 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |