Table 1. Total number of Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) included in data results for hematology, biochemistry, and serology in relation to sex and age.ab.
Age | Gender | Hematology | Biochemistry | Serology |
Adult | Male | 28 | 41 | 40 |
Female | 29 | 34 | 34 | |
Subadult | Male | 8 | 10 | 11 |
Female | 12 | 15 | 14 | |
Calf | Male | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Female | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Total | 82 | 105 | 103 |
Age classifications are based on standardized total straight length measurements in centimeters: adults >255; subadults 176–225; and calves <176.
The age classes of 9/112 manatees for which samples were submitted for serologic testing were not available; this included seven males and two females.