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Asian elephants exhibit post-reproductive lifespans [PDF]

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2019
AbstractBackgroundThe existence of extended post-reproductive lifespan is an evolutionary puzzle, and its taxonomic prevalence is debated. One way of measuring post-reproductive life is with post-reproductive representation, the proportion of adult years lived by females after cessation of reproduction.
Simon N. Chapman, John Jackson, Win Htut, Virpi Lummaa, Mirkka Lahdenperä   +4 more
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Self-recognition in an Asian elephant [PDF]

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2006
Considered an indicator of self-awareness, mirror self-recognition (MSR) has long seemed limited to humans and apes. In both phylogeny and human ontogeny, MSR is thought to correlate with higher forms of empathy and altruistic behavior. Apart from humans and apes, dolphins and elephants are also known for such capacities.
Joshua M, Plotnik, Frans B M, de Waal, Diana, Reiss   +2 more
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Seed dispersal potential of Asian elephants [PDF]

Acta Oecologica, 2016
Elephants, the largest terrestrial mega-herbivores, play an important ecological role in maintaining forest ecosystem diversity. While several plant species strongly rely on African elephants (Loxodonta africana; L. cyclotis) as seed dispersers, little is known about the dispersal potential of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus).
Franziska K. Harich, Anna C. Treydte, Joseph O. Ogutu, John E. Roberts, Chution Savini, Jan M. Bauer, Tommaso Savini   +6 more
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A Framework for Bioacoustic Vocalization Analysis Using Hidden Markov Models [PDF]

, 2009
Using Hidden Markov Models (HMMs) as a recognition framework for automatic classification of animal vocalizations has a number of benefits, including the ability to handle duration variability through nonlinear time alignment, the ability to incorporate ...
Clemins, Patrick J., Darre, Michael, Glaeser, Sharon Stuart, Johnson, Michael T, Osiejuk, Tomasz S., Out-Nyarko, Ebenezer, Ren, Yao   +6 more
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Recent publications on Asian elephants

Gajah, 2023
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SIMULTANEOUS VISUAL DISCRIMINATION IN ASIAN ELEPHANTS [PDF]

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 2005
Two experiments explored the behavior of 20 Asian elephants (Elephas aximus) in simultaneous visual discrimination tasks. In Experiment 1, 7 Burmese logging elephants acquired a white+/black- discrimination, reaching criterion in a mean of 2.6 sessions and 117 discrete trials, whereas 4 elephants acquired a black+/white- discrimination in 5.3 sessions ...
Moti, Nissani, Donna, Hoefler-Nissani, U Tin, Lay, U Wan, Htun   +3 more
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Resolution of the type material of the Asian elephant, Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 (Proboscidea, Elephantidae) [PDF]

, 2014
The understanding of Earth’s biodiversity depends critically on the accurate identification and nomenclature of species. Many species were described centuries ago, and in a surprising number of cases their nomenclature or type material remain unclear ...
Adrian M. Lister, Alfred L. Roca, Anna-Marie Roos, Anthea Gentry, Artimo, Barnes, Bo Fernholm, Boeseman, Cappellini, Christian D. Kelstrup, Cox, Cox, D. Tim J. Littlewood, David Cram, Eleftheria Palkopoulou, Engel, Enrico Cappellini, Fausto Barbagli, Ishida, Ishida, Jesper V. Olsen, Kelstrup, Lei, Lister, Love Dalén, Lovén, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Mick Watson, Opazo, Paolo Agnelli, Rappsilber, Ray, Ray, Roth, Rozen, Sanders, Shoshani, Slatkes, Ulf S. Johansson, Vidya, Vizcaíno, Wisniewski, Yang, Yasuko Ishida, Zhang   +44 more
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Biomechanics of locomotion in Asian elephants [PDF]

Journal of Experimental Biology, 2010
SUMMARYElephants are the biggest living terrestrial animal, weighing up to five tons and measuring up to three metres at the withers. These exceptional dimensions provide certain advantages (e.g. the mass-specific energetic cost of locomotion is decreased) but also disadvantages (e.g.
Genin, Joakim, Willems, Patrick, Cavagna, G. A., Lair, R., Heglund, Norman   +4 more
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Dynamic Occupancy of Wild Asian Elephant: A Case Study Based On the SMART Database from the Western Forest Complex in Thailand

Environment and Natural Resources Journal, 2022
Understanding distribution patterns is essential for the long-term conservation of megafauna, particularly the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). We investigated the dynamic occupancy of Asian elephants in the Thung Yai Naresuan West Wildlife Sanctuary in
Peerawit Amorntiyangkul, Anak Pattanavibool, Weeraya Ochakul, Wichien Chinnawong, Supalerk Klanprasert, Chatwaroon Aungkeaw, Prateep Duengkae, Warong Suksavate   +7 more
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Summation by Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) [PDF]

Behavioral Sciences, 2012
Recent empirical evidence for complex cognition in elephants suggests that greater attention to comparative studies between non-human primates and other animals is warranted. We have previously shown that elephants possess the ability to judge the difference between two discrete quantities, and unlike other animals, their choice does not appear to be ...
Naoko Irie, Toshikazu Hasegawa
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