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The dynamics of social networks among female Asian elephants

BMC Ecology, 2011
Background Patterns in the association of individuals can shed light on the underlying conditions and processes that shape societies. Here we characterize patterns of association in a population of wild Asian Elephants at Uda Walawe National Park in Sri ...
de Silva Shermin, Ranjeewa Ashoka DG, Kryazhimskiy Sergey   +2 more
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Biomechanical parameters of asian elephant (elephas maximus) walking gait [PDF]

Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 2017
Quadruped animals have a unique mechanism of movement that minimizes energy use and allows muscles to work effectively. Elephants are the biggest quadruped animals on earth and how they stabilize their body and use energy are of interest.
KONGSAWASDI S, MAHASAWANGKUL S, PONGSOPAWIJIT P, BOONPRASERT K, CHUATRAKOON B, THONGLORM N, KANTA-IN R, TAJARERNMUANG T, NGANVONGPANIT K   +8 more
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SEMEN OF THE CEYLON ELEPHANT, ELEPHAS MAXIMUS [PDF]

Reproduction, 1971
Summary. The procedure employed for the collection of semen from a captive male elephant is described. Sperm-rich and sperm-free ejaculates were obtained. Seven sperm-rich ejaculates were evaluated. Seminal characteristics investigated in the elephant compared favourably with those of other domestic animals of normal
M R, Jainudeen, J F, Eisenberg, J B, Jayasinghe   +2 more
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Endotheliotropes Elefantenherpesvirus bei Elephas maximus - Epidemiologie, Risikofaktoren und Gerinnungsparameter

, 2023
The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) is an endangered species, suffering a continuous decline in their population numbers. Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus haemorrhagic disease (EEHV-HD) is the primary cause of calf mortality of Asian elephants ...
Jesus Fontes, Sónia Alexandra de
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Genetic Insight into an Extinct Population of Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in the Near East

Open Quaternary, 2018
The current range of the Asian elephant is fragmented and restricted to southern Asia. Its historical range was far wider and extended from Anatolia and the Levant to Central China. The fossil record from these peripheral populations is scant and we know
Linus Girdland-Flink, Ebru Albayrak, Adrian M. Lister   +2 more
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Density and population estimation of the Bornean elephant (elephas maximus borneensis) in Sabah [PDF]

, 2010
Problem statement: In Asia, four elephant subspecies have been identified, Elephas maximus maximus from Sri Lanka, Elephas maximus summatranus from Sumatra, Elephas maximus borneensis (based on recent DNA analysis) from Borneo and Elephas maximus indicus,
Christy William, John Payne, Raymond Alfred, Abdul Hamid Ahmad, Laurentius Ambu   +4 more
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Histology of 24 organs from Asian elephant calves (Elephas maximus) [PDF]

PeerJ, 2018
Background Elephants are the largest and heaviest living terrestrial animals, but information on their histology is still lacking. This study provides a unique insight into the elephant’s organs and also provides a comparison between juvenile Asian ...
Chatchote Thitaram, Pitchaya Matchimakul, Wanpitak Pongkan, Wasan Tangphokhanon, Raktham Maktrirat, Jaruwan Khonmee, Anucha Sathanawongs, Piyamat Kongtueng, Korakot Nganvongpanit   +8 more
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Elephas maximus subsp. maximus Linnaeus 1758

, 2005
Elephas maximus subsp. maximus Linnaeus 1758 Elephas maximus subsp. maximus Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 33. Type Locality: "Zeylonae" [Sri Lanka]. Synonyms: Elephas maximus subsp. asiaticus Blumenbach 1797; Elephas maximus subsp. ceylanicus de Blainville 1845; Elephas maximus subsp.
Wilson, Don E., Reeder, DeeAnn
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Evaluating the personality structure of semi-captive Asian elephants living in their natural habitat [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science, 2018
Data on personality for long-lived, highly social wild mammals with high cognitive abilities are rare. We investigated the personality structure of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) by using a large sample of semi-captive timber elephants in Myanmar ...
Martin W. Seltmann, Samuli Helle, Mark J. Adams, Khyne U Mar, Mirkka Lahdenperä   +4 more
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Clade‐wide morphological and functional variation of the sauropsid columella

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The columella (=stapes) is the middle ear bone of reptiles that transmits vibrations from the environment to the inner ear. It has been shown to exhibit extensive interspecific morphological disparity in several clades; however, its morphological variation and associated functional consequences remain poorly described.
John Peacock, Serjoscha W. Evers, Tiago R. Simões, Garth M. Spellman, Daniel J. Field   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source