Veterinary Medicine and ScienceAlpha‐fetoprotein (AFP) is a structural serum glycoprotein that plays vital roles in reproduction and mammalian development. Analysis of serum prolactin (PRL) is considered one of the useful methods for diagnosing pregnancy in Asian elephants.
Fanwen Zeng +5 more
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Battle for the Elephants by Iain & Oria Douglas-Hamilton (Doubleday, London, 1992, ISBN 0 358 401922, 368 pp., HB £17.99) - To Save an Elephant: The Undercover Investigation by Allan Thornton & Dave Currey (Bantam Books, Toronto, 1991, ISBN 0 553 40260 9, 273 pp., PB £5.99) [PDF]
, 1993 S. K. Eltringham
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Oikos, EarlyView.Forest restoration success depends crucially on the reinitiation of ecological processes such as seed arrival that drive natural regeneration. We know little about whether, by increasing and diversifying local seed sources to alleviate seed limitation, and attracting animal frugivores to alleviate dispersal limitation, restoration could shift seed ...
Aparna Krishnan +6 more
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Observations on the length of the intestinal tract of African Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach 1797) and Asian elephants Elephas maximus (Linné 1735) [PDF]
, 2018 The digestive tract of elephants is surprisingly short compared to other herbivorous mammals. However, measurements relating the length of the intestine to the body mass of the respective individual are rare.
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Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills like White Elephants”
, 2021 Verna Kale, Jessica Raskauskas
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Interactive Effects of Salinity and Chilling Stress on the Growth of the Two Forage Species Elephant Grass and Maize [PDF]
, 2021 Abdulkhaliq Alshoaibi
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More than proteins for empty stomachs: Wild meat in the BaTonga food system
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Our paper highlights the limitations of the framework used by many conservation‐focused programmes that incorporate food security objectives. This framework encourages the substitution of wild proteins with domestic proteins by promoting animal farming in communities located near conservation areas.
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Appendix D. A figure showing the distribution of elephants across the greater Serengeti ecosystem.
, 2016 Ricardo M. Holdø +2 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The drivers of consumer demand for bushmeat are relatively well studied in tropical forest systems, but much less so in savanna areas. This is important because differing ecological and socio‐economic conditions lead to different factors affecting the relationship between local communities and their natural resources.
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