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Grandmother elephants [PDF]

eLife, 2013
As new technology makes it possible to perform experiments that were unimaginable a decade ago, Eve Marder argues that we can still learn from the past.
openaire   +3 more sources

Evaluating the African arid corridor hypothesis: A meta‐analysis including the phylogenetic and biogeographical history of Sesamothamnus

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise We examined the African arid corridor (AAC) disjunction pattern of vascular plants between northeastern and southwestern Africa in the context of geological and climatic events since the late Miocene. We developed a phylogenetic and biogeographical framework for the arid‐adapted genus Sesamothamnus (Pedaliaceae), a classic example of ...
John G. Zaborsky, Jeffrey P. Rose, Ricardo Kriebel, Bryan T. Drew, Emily Moriarty Lemmon, Alan R. Lemmon, Kenneth J. Sytsma   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deforestation and wildlife management: are elephants attracted by recently deforested areas? [PDF]

, 2019
Deforestation is a major cause or wildlife decline in tropical ecosystems. The conversion of mature forest to fields by shifting cultivation leaves behind follow lands with secondary vegetation.
Amaya-Corredor, Paola-Catalina, Chardonnet, Philippe, Fusari, Alessandro, Montfort, Frédérique, Nourtier, Marie, Prin, Thomas, Randrianary, Telina, Richard, E., Valls, Hugo   +8 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
wiley   +1 more source

Anthrozoology Research on the Relationship between Elephants and Buddhist- Jataka Stories.

Journal of International Buddhist Studies, 2021
During the early Vedic-Period elephants were not much embraced as a symbol of royalty and records were scarce. By the time of the Late-Vedic period, elephants were trending on royal usage.
Tharindu Muthukumarana
doaj  

Research, monitoring, and reflection as a guide to the management of complex ecosystems: The case of fire in the Kruger National Park, South Africa

Conservation Science and Practice, 2022
Conservation managers frequently set goals and monitor progress toward them. This often becomes a routine annual exercise, and periodic reflection over longer periods is done less often, if at all.
Brian W. vanWilgen, Tercia Strydom, Chenay Simms, Izak P. J. Smit   +3 more
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Tuberculosis in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in Peninsular Malaysia [PDF]

, 2013
A cross-sectional study was conducted from 10 January to 9 April 2012, to determine the seroprevalence of tuberculosis (TB) of all captive Asian elephants and their handlers in six locations in Peninsular Malaysia.
Abdul Mutalib, Abdul Rahim, Abdul Razak, Mohd Firdaus Ariff, Hassan, Latiffah, Ng, Hien Fuh, Ngeow, Yun Fong, Ong, Bee Lee, Verasahib, Khebir, Yusuf, Yakubu, Zakaria, Zunita   +8 more
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Description of the skull, braincase, and dentition of Moschognathus whaitsi (Dinocephalia, Tapinocephalia), and its palaeobiological and behavioral implications

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract A subadult Moschognathus whaitsi from the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, was scanned using synchrotron radiation X‐ray computed tomography (SRXCT). Its subadult state allowed the cranial bones and teeth to be identified and individually reconstructed in 3D.
Tristen Lafferty, Luke A. Norton, Aliénor Duhamel, Julien Benoit   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Villain or scapegoat? Elephants and academic achievement of pupils and schools in Trans Mara District, Kenya

Conservation Science and Practice, 2022
Improving human capital through quality education remains a global and national priority, particularly for developing countries. Academic performance is the standard indicator of a successful acquisition of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes for ...
Tobias Ochieng Nyumba, Nigel Leader‐Williams   +1 more
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The relationship of life stage to daily social patterns of captive African elephants (Loxodonta africana) and the correlation of handler perceptions of elephant personality to demonstrated social behaviors [PDF]

, 2017
Elephants typically have very strong social bonds, and social interactions can include affiliative, agonistic, or ambiguous behaviors. The social interactions and dominance hierarchy between individuals of a herd depend upon many factors, including ...
Jeffrey, Alison
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