%0 Journal Article
%T Estudio del comportamiento de Manat赤 amaz車nico Trichechus inunguis en cautiverio (Puerto Nari o - Amazonas, Colombia) Study of the behavior of Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) in captivity (Puerto Nari o 每 Amazonas, Colombia)
%A Castelblanco Mart赤nez Delma Nataly
%A Zerda Ordoˋez Enrique de Jes迆s
%J Acta Biol車gica Colombiana
%D 2000
%I Universidad Nacional de Colombia
%X El manat赤 amaz車nico es una especie considerada vulnerable, cuyo comportamiento ha sidoescasamente descrito. Esta investigaci車n constituye el primer estudio sistem芍tico delcomportamiento de un Trichechus inunguis. El individuo estudiado fue un juvenil macho, lactadoartificialmente, y para el cual se planea la reintroducci車n al medio silvestre. Se efectuaron 149horas de registro en dos estanques de diferente tama o. Se realiz車 la descripci車n de conductasy el conteo de eventos, por observaci車n ad libitum. La frecuencia de estados se hizo por mediode muestreos instant芍neos de 30 minutos, con intervalos de un minuto. Se obtuvo el primercat芍logo etol車gico para la especie, que incluye la descripci車n de 87 conductas, clasificadas enocho categor赤as comportamentales. Este trabajo presenta el an芍lisis de cada tipo de actividadpara ambos sitios de cautiverio. Adem芍s, se estudi車 el uso del tiempo (ritmo de actividad) y delespacio del manat赤. The behavior of the amazon manatee, which is classified as ※vulnerable§, has been poorlystudied. This research constitutes the first ethological study of one Trichechus inunguis. Theanimal concerned was a juvenile male held in captivity and bottle-fed with an artificial milkformula. The manatee was undergoing a long-term rehabilitation process for re-introducing itin to the wild. Ethological records during 149 hours in 2 different sized facilities were collected.Ad libitumobservations were used to describe behavior and events. The 30-minute recordingsessions were divided into 1-minute intervals. The first ethological catalog for this species wasdesigned, including 87 behavior patherns classified into 8 general categories. The studypresents an analysis of each type of activity for both facilities. Activity rhythm and the use ofspace by the manatee were also studied.
%K Conservaci車n de la vida silvestre
%K Cordados
%K Etolog赤a
%K Mam赤feros
%K Manat赤es
%K Sirenios
%K Trichechidae
%U http://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/actabiol/article/view/26695