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The domestication of the African elephant
Pachyderm, 1995 Reviews the historic domestication and use of African elephants in western Zaire, the unsuccesful attempts to import Asian elephants, and the capture and training of elephants from the late 1800s through to about 1960. Notes the redevelopment of earlier forest elephant domestication in Garamba National Park, and the ongoing attempt to domesticate bush ...
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.This article presents a synthesis of recent developments in the study of human evolution over the past five years. It begins with an overview of hominin species nomenclature and diversity, followed by an examination of the proposed population bottleneck ∼900,000 years ago.
James Cole +3 more
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Evaluation of BAYESIL for automated annotation of 1H NMR data using limited sample volumes: application to African elephant serum. [PDF]
Metabolomics, 2023 van Zyl CW +3 more
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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
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Reference Intervals for Hematology and Clinical Chemistry for the African Elephant (Loxodonta africana). [PDF]
Front Vet Sci, 2021 Steyrer C +4 more
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract From desert ski resorts to subtropical Winter Games, there is a global proliferation of ‘mission‐impossible’ mega‐projects. The prevailing frameworks of city branding and urban entrepreneurism fail to explain the political logics behind these seemingly irrational projects.
Yiqiu Liu, Sven Daniel Wolfe
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Male African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) Behavioral Responses to Estrous Call Playbacks May Inform Conservation Management Tools. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2022 O'Connell-Rodwell CE +7 more
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VOID URBANISM: Unbuilt New Cities and State Formation in the Democratic Republic of Congo
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Based on an analysis of the planning process behind Kitoko City in the Democratic Republic of Congo—a new city project officially launched in 2019 but never implemented—this article examines the political, social, and spatial effects generated by urban initiatives that remain at the stage of intention. It investigates how such unbuilt projects
Patrick Belinga Ondoua
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The Battle of Raphia (217 BCE): Historians vs. Biologists
Гуманитарные и юридические исследованияIntroduction. The batlle of Raphia, the general battle of the 4th Syrian War between the armies of Antiochus III and Ptolemy IV, became one of the largest in ancient history.
A. A. Abakumov
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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 +4 more
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