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The Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals (LAJAM) publishes peer reviewed articles on the research, management and conservation biology of aquatic mammals in Latin America. Articles on theory or techniques broadly applicable to aquatic mammals will also be considered, even when the research has taken place outside Latin America.

Publisher: Sociedad Latinoamericana de Especialistas en Mamíferos Acuáticos (SOLAMAC)

ISSN 2236-1057 (online) ISSN 1676-7497 (print) DOI Prefix 10.5597

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Vol. 19 No. 1 (2024): Special Issue on the Biology and Conservation of Manatees
Cover of Vol. 19 No. 1 depicting the face of a West Indian manatee taken underwater in the tannin-rich waters of the Tatumunha River, Alagoas, Bazil. Photo Credit: Enrico marcovalid/FMA Collection

This is 19(1) 2024 LAJAM Special Issue on the Biology and Conservation of Manatees

Guest Editors: Ana Carolina O. de Meirelles, Rodrigo Amaral, João Carlos G. Borges, and Nataly Castelblanco-Martínez

Editor-in-Chief: Miriam Marmontel

Managing Editor: Daniel Gonzalez-Socoloske

Layout Editor: Aileen Arango

Cover Photo: West Indian manatee in the tannin-rich waters of the Tatumunha River, Alagoas, Bazil. Photo Credit: Enrico marcovalid/FMA Collection

Published: 2024-04-28

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Published since 2002, LAJAM is the scientific peer review journal of the Sociedad Latinoamericana de Especialistas en Mamíferos Acuáticos (SOLAMAC). In 2011 LAJAM ceased its print version and became an online-only publication.

LAJAM publishes research articles on the biology, management, and conservation of the aquatic mammals in Latin America. Articles on theory or techniques that are widely applicable to the study of aquatic mammals will also be considered even when the research has taken place outside of Latin America. LAJAM also publishes special volumes dedicated to specific species or topics.