Wally Welker, Roger Reep, J.I. Johnson This project has provided the first complete sectioning of whole brains of the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus laterostris). Nine brains were cut in different planes of section and stained for nerve cells and fibers. Systematic microscopic study of the neuronal architecture of these specimens has provided us with a comprehensive overview of how the ...

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