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Changing landscapes drive dietary diversification in Asian elephants [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Rapid changes in land-use patterns bring significant challenges to wildlife, particularly for large herbivores, such as Asian elephants (Elephas maximus).
Nurfatin Batrisyia, Noor Fatihah Najihah Arazmi, Muhammad Iqbal Md Jamaluddin, Ummi Nur Syafiqah Daud, Nor Adibah Ismail, Aisah Md Shukor, Muhammad Fadlli Ab Yazi, Shukor Md Nor, Mohammad Saiful Mansor   +8 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Assessment of Elephant Dietary Biomass at the Adjoining Area of Kaeng Krachan Natural Park, Thailand

Applied Environmental Research, 2017
This study investigated the dietary diversity and biomass of the elephants (Elephas maximus) ranging in the area adjoining Kaeng Krachan Natural Park, Pa Deng Sub-district, Kaeng Krachan District, Petchaburi Province, Thailand.
Luechai Kroutnoi, Thavivongse Sriburi, Saowanee Wijitkosum, Kamol Nuanyai   +3 more
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GEOPHAGY IN THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT IN RELATION TO AVAILABILITY OF DIETARY SODIUM [PDF]

Journal of Mammalogy, 2002
We studied the use of mineral licks by African elephants (Loxodonta africana) during the dry season in a Kalahari-sand habitat in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, to investigate the role of geophagy as a mechanism for supplementing low Na 1 levels in browse and natural water supplies.
Ricardo M. Holdø, Joseph P. Dudley, Lee R. McDowell   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Fecal DNA Metabarcoding Reveals the Diet of Asian Elephant in China During the Dry Season: Implications for Adaptation to Habitat Resources and Conservation [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) is a flagship species of the tropical forest ecosystem in Asia, playing a crucial role in maintaining ecological stability.
Qiang Guo, Wenping Zhang, Xu Li, Bin Wang, Chaoyong Xiong, Yuan Tian, Tingting Luo, Weibin Wang, Jielong Zhou   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Should elephants graze or browse? The nutritional and functional consequences of dietary variation in a mixed-feeding megaherbivore. [PDF]

R Soc Open Sci
Unlike specialist browsers and grazers, the diets of mixed-feeding megaherbivores are broad and complex, comprising numerous plant species of variable nutritional quality. Understanding key axes of nutritional variation in the diets of mixed-feeding megaherbivores is challenging but is crucial to understand their impacts on vegetation. Here, we revisit
Gautam H, Berzaghi F, Thanikodi M, Ravichandran A, Sreeman SM, Sankaran M.   +5 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Development of gut microbiota composition in captive Asian elephants: a year-long analysis [PDF]

Scientific Reports
The establishment of gut microbiota is vital for the health and development of elephant calves, especially during their first year of life. This study investigates the transformation of the gut microbiome in captive Asian elephant calves, focusing the ...
Sarisa Klinhom, Chanon Kunasol, Sirawit Sriwichaiin, Sasiwan Kerdphoo, Nipon Chattipakorn, Siriporn C. Chattipakorn, Chatchote Thitaram   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Stable isotope series from elephant ivory reveal lifetime histories of a true dietary generalist [PDF]

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2012
Longitudinal studies have revealed how variation in resource use within consumer populations can impact their dynamics and functional significance in communities. Here, we investigate multi-decadal diet variations within individuals of a keystone megaherbivore species, the African elephant ( Loxodonta africana ...
Daryl Codron, Kevin Kirkman, Kevin Duffy   +2 more
exaly   +8 more sources

Inclusion of different levels of fermented elephant grass in broiler chicken diet: effects on growth, physiology, carcass traits and gut microbial community [PDF]

Frontiers in Physiology
The physiological and microbiome-modulating benefits of dietary forage in monogastrics are impeded by recalcitrant fiber and anti-nutritional factors. However, fermentation and appropriate inclusion levels may overcome these limitations.
Samaila Usman, Samaila Usman, Qi Yan, Lijuan Gao, Suyuan Deng, Liyan Lu, Tiande Pang, Dawei Lai, Chris S. Jones, Xianfeng Yi, Jiyu Zhang   +10 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Blubber fatty acid profiles indicate dietary resource partitioning between adult and juvenile southern elephant seals [PDF]

Marine Ecology - Progress Series, 2009
When resources are limited or patchy, a species may develop some degree of resource partitioning to reduce intra-specific competition. Development of intra-specific resource partitioning is more pronounced in species with clear phenotypic variation among individuals (e.g. age or sex).
Corey J A Bradshaw, Mark Hindell, Peter Nichols   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Physiological responses in free-ranging Asian elephant populations living across human-production landscapes [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Monitoring the physiology of elephants living in human-production landscapes has become increasingly important for understanding how they cope with various challenges that affect their overall fitness. We assessed physiological stress by measuring faecal
Sanjeeta Sharma Pokharel, Amir Kumar Chettri, Sunipa Chatterjee, Polani B. Seshagiri, Raman Sukumar   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources