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THE VIOLENCE OF FULL COST RECOVERY: Financing Water Infrastructure, and the History and Future of Perpetual Crisis in Mombasa

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Foregrounding the role of finance, this article examines the historical production and future trajectory of the urban water crisis in Mombasa. Drawing on archival research and contemporary fieldwork, it traces how principles of full cost recovery—institutionalized during the colonial period and later reworked through postcolonial ...
Joe Williams
wiley   +1 more source

Survival or extinction? How to save elephants and rhinos

Pachyderm, 2020
Suzannah Goss
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of Demographics and Social Life Events of Asian (Elephas maximus) and African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) in North American Zoos.

PLoS ONE, 2016
This study quantified social life events hypothesized to affect the welfare of zoo African and Asian elephants, focusing on animals that were part of a large multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional elephant welfare study in North America.
Natalia A Prado-Oviedo, Mary K Bonaparte-Saller, Elizabeth J Malloy, Cheryl L Meehan, Joy A Mench, Kathy Carlstead, Janine L Brown   +6 more
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Sensorized objects used to quantitatively study distal grasping in the African elephant. [PDF]

iScience, 2023
Lo Preti M, Beccai L.
europepmc   +1 more source

Body Size Regulates Niche Overlap Asymmetry in the Subtropical Andes Rain Shadow: Isotopic Paleoecology of Oligocene South American Ungulates

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
This study provides the first isotopic analysis of Oligocene mammals from Quebrada Fiera, Mendoza, Argentina, filling a major gap in South American paleontology. It reveals a latitudinal gradient in aridity due to the Andean rain shadow and highlights the role of (semi)permanent water bodies in sustaining diverse herbivore communities. Additionally, it
Dánae Sanz‐Pérez, Santiago Hernández Del Pino, Esperanza Cerdeño, Manuel Hernández Fernández, Laura Domingo   +4 more
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Recumbence Behavior in Zoo Elephants: Determination of Patterns and Frequency of Recumbent Rest and Associated Environmental and Social Factors.

PLoS ONE, 2016
Resting behaviors are an essential component of animal welfare but have received little attention in zoological research. African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) and Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) rest includes recumbent postures, but no large ...
Matthew R Holdgate, Cheryl L Meehan, Jennifer N Hogan, Lance J Miller, Jeff Rushen, Anne Marie de Passillé, Joseph Soltis, Jeff Andrews, David J Shepherdson   +8 more
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Identifying potential measures of stress and disturbance during a captive to wild African elephant reintegration. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2023
Pretorius Y, Eggeling T, Ganswindt A.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Size, Demography, and Distribution of Cambodia's Largest Elephant Population Revealed Using Traditional Genetic Tools and a Novel SNP Panel

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Asian elephant population parameters were assessed using microsatellite, SNP, and sex determination DNA markers. This represents one of the first studies in mainland Asia to demonstrate that integrating microsatellite and SNP data enhances genotyping success from degraded fecal samples, increases the number of useable samples and markers, and ...
Rachel Crouthers, Wayne Linklater, Peter Ritchie, Visattha In, Chanrith Phoeurk, Alexander Ball   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Differences in Mother-Infant Bond and Social Behavior of African Elephant Calves Living In Situ and Ex Situ. [PDF]

Animals (Basel), 2023
Hoerner F, Rendle-Worthington J, Lawrenz A, Oerke AK, Damerau K, Borragán Santos S, Hard T, Preisfeld G.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

It's Complicated: How Sex, Family, and Season Affect Growth of a Sexually Size Dimorphic Spider

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Extreme female‐biased sexual size dimorphism (SSD) in Nephilingis cruentata emerges when male and female growth trajectories diverge mid‐development. Seasonal effects influence both sexes similarly, but family effects are strongly sex‐specific. These patterns identify a critical developmental window for mechanistic studies of SSD.
Tim Prezelj, Paul Vincent Debes, Rok Golobinek, Simona Kralj‐Fišer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source