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Pickin' up good vibrations: a systematic review of footfall detection and analysis in the realm of wildlife surveying

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Exploration of new wildlife surveying methodologies that leverage advances in sensor technology and machine learning has led to tentative research into the application of seismology techniques. This, most commonly, involves the deployment of a footfall trap – a seismic sensor and data logger customised for wildlife footfall.
Benjamin J. Blackledge, Luigi La Spada, Robert A. Briers, Niamh M. McHugh, Patrick J. C. White   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The elephant brain in numbers

Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, 2014
What explains the superior cognitive abilities of the human brain compared to other, larger brains? Here we investigate the possibility that the human brain has a larger number of neurons than even larger brains by determining the cellular composition of
Suzana eHerculano-Houzel, Kamilla eAvelino, Kleber eNeves, Jairo ePorfirio, Debora eMesseder, Larissa eMattos Feijó, José eMaldonado, Paul eManger   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Welfare and Educational Impacts of Encounter Experiences and Displays on Zoo‐Housed Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens)

Zoo Biology, EarlyView.
We investigated the extent and composition of red panda (Ailurus Fulgens spp.) encounters amongst 150 global zoos and their impact on animal longevity and reproduction. Comparative data analysis suggests that encounter animals produced more offspring and had higher longevity (survival) than non‐encounter animals with differences noted between ...
Sarah L. Spooner, Rebecca N. Lewis, Ewan Davies, Katherine Whitehouse‐Tedd, Leah J. Williams, Kanako Tomisawa, Mark J. Farnworth   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

African Elephant Specialist Group report/Rapport du Groupe des Specialistes des Elephants d'Afrique

Pachyderm, 2003
Reviews the CITES COP12 meeting in relation to African elephants, the completion of the draft text for the guidelines on elephant reintroduction and translocation, ongoing work culminating in publication of the 2002 African elephant status report ...
Holly Dublin
doaj   +1 more source

The African Elephant Database

Pachyderm, 1993
Outlines the background and development of the African Elephant Database and notes aspects associated with variation in data quality. Suggests that the variability if data quality does not negate the value of the database in population monitoring nor in its use in trend analysis and notes that it is important the AfESG work towards making the data ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Behavioral Patterns of Zoo‐housed Lowland (Tapirus terrestris) and Malayan tapirs (Tapirus indicus), With a Focus on Sleeping Behavior

Zoo Biology, EarlyView.
A behavioral study of the nocturnal activity budget and rhythmicity reveals the relationship between lying cycle (LC) duration and time spent in the REM‐sleep posture (“lying – head down”, LHD) in zoo‐housed Lowland tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) and Malayan tapirs (Tapirus indicus). ABSTRACT To ensure and optimize husbandry conditions, zoo management and
Melina Kurzawe, Yannis König, Isabel Seyrling, Max Hahn‐Klimroth, Gaby Schneider, Paul Wilhelm Dierkes   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Elephant barrier behaviors in response to conflict mitigation fences. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Human–wildlife conflict is a major conservation issue, particularly in lower income countries, where it affects marginalized people and leads to the extirpation of threatened species. Managers increasingly use fences to reduce this conflict but lack evidence on the effectiveness of these barriers, especially on whether this reduces the number ...
Gonçalves D, Smith RJ, O'Neill HMK.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Belowground effects of ground‐dwelling large herbivores in forest ecosystems

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
This study reviews how ground‐dwelling large herbivores affect forest soil and litter globally. Effects are context‐dependent, vary among species and forest types, and remain poorly studied in tropical forests, highlighting critical gaps in understanding nutrient cycling and ecosystem functioning.
Letícia Gonçalves Ribeiro, Mateus Melo‐Dias, Beatriz Maria Paccas Saraiva, Nacho Villar, Mauro Galetti   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of diet, habitat, and phylogeny on the fecal microbiome of wild African savanna (Loxodonta africana) and forest elephants (L. cyclotis)

Ecology and Evolution, 2020
The gut microbiome, or the community of microorganisms inhabiting the digestive tract, is often unique to its symbiont and, in many animal taxa, is highly influenced by host phylogeny and diet.
Kris Budd, Joe C. Gunn, Tabitha Finch, Katy Klymus, Noah Sitati, Lori S. Eggert   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Conceptual colour: race, economic knowledge, and the anthropology of financialization De la couleur comme concept : race, connaissances économiques et anthropologie de la financiarisation

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Economic anthropologists now carry out fieldwork in settings for which the ethnographic method was never designed, amongst powerful financial actors who are notoriously difficult to access, and in contexts which transcend geographical boundaries. This has engendered a re‐orientation of anthropology, to consider not only the economic lives of people but
Kimberly Chong
wiley   +1 more source