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Assessing the impact of climate change on the spatio-temporal distribution of foot-and-mouth disease risk for elephants

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020
Elephants are the largest extant terrestrial animals and are important for maintaining regional ecosystem balance and community diversity. However, poaching, population growth, habitat fragmentation, and viruses are major threats to global elephant ...
Feng Jiang, Pengfei Song, Jingjie Zhang, Zhenyuan Cai, Xiangwen Chi, Hongmei Gao, Wen Qin, Shengqing Li, Tongzuo Zhang   +8 more
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Mapping potential human-elephant conflict hotspots with UAV monitoring data

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2023
Human–elephant conflicts (HECs) threaten both elephants and humans globally. Many modern techniques have been adopted to mitigate HECs, including remote sensing with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Nan Yang, Xiaohua Dai, Bin Wang, Mangcai Wen, Zhongli Gan, Zelin Li, Kevin J. Duffy   +6 more
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Fecal Metagenomics Study Reveals That a Low-Fiber Diet Drives the Migration of Wild Asian Elephants in Xishuangbanna, China

Animals, 2023
The rare northward migration of wild Asian elephants in Xishuangbanna, China, has attracted global attention. Elephant migration is a complex ecological process, and the factors driving this long-distance migration remain elusive.
Xia Li, Junmin Chen, Chengbo Zhang, Shuyin Zhang, Qingzhong Shen, Bin Wang, Mingwei Bao, Bo Xu, Qian Wu, Nanyu Han, Zunxi Huang   +10 more
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Demographic Variables for Wild Asian Elephants Using Longitudinal Observations [PDF]

, 2013
Detailed demographic data on wild Asian elephants have been difficult to collect due to habitat characteristics of much of the species’ remaining range.
Shermin de Silva (500111), George Wittemyer, U. S. Weerathunga (500113), Weerathunga, U S, Devaka K Weerakoon, T. V. Pushpakumara (500114), Weerakoon, Devaka, George Wittemyer (103243), C. Elizabeth Webber (500112), de Silva, Shermin, Pushpakumara, T V, Shermin de Silva, U S Weerathunga, Devaka K. Weerakoon (500115), Webber, Catherine, T V Pushpakumara, C Elizabeth Webber, Wittemyer, George   +17 more
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Problem Elephant or Elephantine Problem [PDF]

, 2020
In mid-November 2019, environmental news sections in many leading newspapers in India reported, the capture of an alleged “rogue” elephant named Bin Laden in the northeastern state of Assam, and its subsequent death in captivity.
Vijayakrishnan, Sreedhar
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Elephant cognition in primate perspective

, 2009
On many of the staple measures of comparative psychology, elephants show no obvious differences from other mammals, such as primates: discrimination learning, memory, spontaneous tool use, etc. However, a range of more naturalistic measures have recently
Lucy A. Bates, Richard W. Byrne, Byrne, Richard William, Bates, Lucy, Moss, C J, Cynthia J. Moss   +5 more
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Low coverage sequencing of two Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) genomes [PDF]

, 2014
There are three species of elephant that exist, the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) and two species of African elephant (Loxodonta africana and Loxodonta cyclotis). The populations of all three species are dwindling, and are under threat due to factors,
Robert, Christelle, Watson, Mick, Christelle Robert, Mick Watson, Dastjerdi, Akbar, Akbar Dastjerdi   +5 more
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Predicted amino acid sequence of African savanna elephant and Asian elephant IgM and partial sequence of Asian elephant IgA.

, 2015
A) Alignment of Asian elephant (EM) and African savanna elephant (LA) IgM heavy chain constant region amino acid sequences (CH1–4) predicted from genomic sequencing.
Rose L. Mikulski (689848), Alan F. Humphreys (689845), Susan M. Benton (689847), Dar-Chone Chow (224160), Jie Tan (339881), Paul D. Ling (339882), RongSheng Peng (689846), Xiang Qin (39781), Kim C. Worley (297543), Timothy G. Palzkill (689849)   +9 more
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Quantitative assessment of masticatory muscles based on skull muscle attachment areas in Carnivora

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Masticatory muscles are composed of the temporalis, masseter, and pterygoid muscles in mammals. Each muscle has a different origin on the skull and insertion on the mandible; thus, all masticatory muscles contract in different directions. Collecting in vivo data and directly measuring the masticatory muscles anatomically in various Carnivora ...
Kai Ito, Mugino O. Kubo, Ryo Kodera, Sei‐ichiro Takeda, Hideki Endo   +4 more
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Oldest well‐preserved euprimate petrosal, from the early Eocene of India (Vastan Lignite Mine, Gujarat)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract An exquisitely preserved, isolated partial petrosal with associated fragmentary stapes is described from the Vastan Lignite Mine (Gujarat, India), dated to the early Eocene (~54.5 Ma). Several anatomical traits (e.g., large petrosal plate; posterolateral entry of the internal carotid artery to the tympanic cavity; bony tubes surrounding the ...
Mary T. Silcox, Kenneth D. Rose, Rachel H. Dunn, Kishor Kumar, Rajendra S. Rana, Ashok Sahni, Lachham Singh, Thierry Smith, Jordan W. Crowell   +8 more
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