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Mortality records (1979–2011) shed light on threats to Asian Elephants Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 (Mammalia: Proboscidea: Elephantidae) in Nilgiris, southern India

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2015
We compiled records of 291 elephant deaths over a 33-year period (1979–2011) from the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve and the reserved forests of Nilgiri North and South divisions of southern India from the databases of the Tamil Nadu Forest Department, the ...
Priya Davidar, Clément Rosset, Pratheesh Chacko Mammen, Jean Philippe Puyravaud, Rajeev Srivastava, Belinda Wright   +5 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 ...
E. Cappellini, A. Gentry, E. Palkopoulou, Y. Ishida, D. Cram, A. Roos, M. Watson, U. Johansson, B. Fernholm, P. Agnelli, Fausto Barbagli, D. Littlewood, C. Kelstrup, J. Olsen, A. Lister, A. Roca, L. Dalén, M. Gilbert   +17 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

Survey of Forest Elephants Loxodonta cyclotis (Matschie, 1900) (Mammalia: Proboscidea: Elephantidae) in the Bia Conservation Area, Ghana

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2014
Information on elephant ranges and numbers is vital for effective conservation and management, especially in western Africa where elephant populations are small and scattered.
Emmanuel Danquah, Samuel K. Oppong
doaj   +2 more sources

Elephant Elephas maximus Linnaeus (Proboscidea: Elephantidae) migration paths in the Nilgiri Hills, India in the late 1970s

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2012
The study presented was carried out in 1978 with the support of the Asian Elephant Specialist Group (AsESG) of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission (SSC).
E.R.C. Davidar, P. Davidar, P. Davidar, J.P. Puyravaud   +3 more
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A quantification of damage and assessment of economic loss due to crop raiding by Asian Elephant Elephas maximus (Mammalia: Proboscidea: Elephantidae): a case study of Manas National Park, Assam, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2015
A study was carried out in Manas National Park, Assam in northeastern India between 2007 and 2009 to understand the magnitude of human-elephant conflict through a quantification of damage and assessment of economic loss.
Naba K. Nath, Sushil K. Dutta, Jyoti P. Das, Bibhuti P. Lahkar   +3 more
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Adaptasi Biomimikri Elephantidae untuk Perancangan Produk Alas Kaki Bagi Penderita Plantar Fasciitis

Anggit: Jurnal Desain Produk
Obesitas morbid merupakan obesitas tingkat teratas dalam BMI. Obesitas dapat menimbulkan penyakit flat foot yang berujung pada plantar fasciitis. Plantar fasciitis terjadi karena peradangan jaringan telapak kaki yang menghubungkan tumit dengan tungkai
Vincent Pratama Santoso
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

A comparative haematological analysis of Asian Elephants Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 (Mammalia: Proboscidea: Elephantidae) managed under different captive conditions in Sri Lanka

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2014
Haematological parameters were assessed from elephants of three institutions in Sri Lanka with different captive conditions, in order to evaluate if different captive conditions influence the physiology of the animals. The institutions were: The National
R.K.D. Mel, D.K. Weerakoon, W.D. Ratnasooriya, A. Dangolla   +3 more
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Forensic species identification of elephant (Elephantidae) and giraffe (Giraffidae) tail hair using light microscopy [PDF]

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology, 2010
Here we present methods for distinguishing tail hairs of African elephants (Loxodonta africana), Asian elephants (Elephas maximus), and giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) from forensic contexts. Such hairs are commonly used to manufacture jewelry artifacts that are often sold illegally in the international wildlife trade.
B. Yates, E. Espinoza, B. W. Baker
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Spatial Patterns of Global Peste Des Petits Ruminants Virus and Its Potential Risk Assessment for Various Wildlife Habitats. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
This study found that according to the analysis of PPR epidemic data from 2007 to 2024, the driving mechanism of key climatic and environmental factors such as temperature seasonality (standard deviation × 100) (Bio4), annual mean temperature (Bio1), isothermality (Bio3), mean diurnal range (Bio2), mean monthly precipitation in March (Prec3), and the ...
Lu G, Jiang F, Zhang R, Guo J, Si L, Jiao W, Liu D, Zhang J.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Comparative reproduction of the female horse, elephant and rhinoceros: implications for advancing assisted reproductive technologies

European Thyroid Journal, 2023
Recent loss of rhinoceros subspecies has renewed interest in using more advanced assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in rhinoceroses and elephants. Currently, only semen collection, semen preservation and artificial insemination (AI) have been used ...
Janine Meuffels-Barkas, Sandra Wilsher, W R Twink Allen, Cyrillus Ververs, Imke Lueders   +4 more
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