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Neuronal morphology in the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) neocortex

Brain Structure and Function, 2010
Virtually nothing is known about the morphology of cortical neurons in the elephant. To this end, the current study provides the first documentation of neuronal morphology in frontal and occipital regions of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana). Cortical tissue from the perfusion-fixed brains of two free-ranging African elephants was stained with ...
Bob, Jacobs, Jessica, Lubs, Markus, Hannan, Kaeley, Anderson, Camilla, Butti, Chet C, Sherwood, Patrick R, Hof, Paul R, Manger   +7 more
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Growth of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana)

African Journal of Ecology, 1972
SummaryThe three‐stage desk calculation of the von Bertalanffy equation to describe growth in height and weight with age in the elephant is compared with a new approach to calculating the three coefficients in the function by a computer. The two methods give different results with respect to the weight/age calculations.
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Structural characterization of oligosaccharides in the milk of an African elephant (Loxodonta africana africana)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2008
The oligosaccharides present in the milk of an African elephant (Loxodonta africana africana), collected 4 days post partum, were separated by size exclusion-, anion exchange- and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) before characterisation by (1)H NMR spectroscopy. Neutral and acidic oligosaccharides were identified.
G, Osthoff, L, Dickens, T, Urashima, S L, Bonnet, Y, Uemura, J H, van der Westhuizen   +5 more
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A novel technique for aging male African elephants (Loxodonta africana) using craniofacial photogrammetry and geometric morphometrics

Mammalian Biology, 2022
C. O’Connell-Rodwell, P. Freeman, C. Kinzley, M. Sandri, Jodie L. Berezin, M. Wiśniewska, Kelsey Jessup, T. Rodwell   +7 more
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Weigh and see-Body mass recordings versus body condition scoring in European zoo elephants (Loxodonta africana and Elephas maximus).

Zoo Biology, 2019
Regular body mass (BM) monitoring plays a key role in preventative health care of zoo animals. In some species, including African (Loxodonta africana) and Asian elephants (Elephas maximus), the process of weighing can be challenging, and alternative ...
C. Schiffmann, M. Clauss, S. Hoby, J. Hatt   +3 more
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Temporal gland secretion in African elephants (Loxodonta africana)

Mammalian Biology, 2017
The underlying causes of temporal gland secretion (TGS) in African elephants are not well understood. In order to better understand TGS predisposing factors, we assessed TGS in relation to a suite of intrinsic and environmental variables in free ranging elephants. TGS monitoring was done in fully protected areas of Lake Manyara National Park (LMNP) and
John Kioko, Kris Taylor, Heather J. Milne, Kendra Zoë Hayes, Christian Kiffner   +4 more
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EXPLORATORY RIGID LAPAROSCOPY IN AN AFRICAN ELEPHANT (LOXODONTA AFRICANA)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 2014
In March 2009, a 25-yr-old captive female African elephant (Loxodonta africana) underwent an exploratory laparoscopy after several weeks of diarrhea, submandibular and ventral edema, and swelling on medial and lateral aspects of all feet. Although there have been recent advances in laparoscopic vasectomies in free-ranging African elephants in South ...
Sweet, Julia, Hendrickson, Dean A., Stetter, Mark, Neiffer, Donald L.   +3 more
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African Elephants Loxodonta africana Amplify Browse Heterogeneity in African Savanna

Biotropica, 2011
ABSTRACTThere is a growing concern that the feeding habits of the African elephant, which include pushing over, uprooting and snapping trees, may have a negative impact on other herbivores. Browsed trees are known to respond by either increasing production (shoots and leaves) or defence (secondary compounds).
Kohi, E., de Boer, W.F., Peel, M., Slotow, R., van der Waal, C., Heitkonig, I.M.A., Skidmore, A.K., Prins, H.H.T.   +7 more
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BLOOD CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT (Loxodonta africana cyclotis)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 1979
Mean corpuscular volume, hematocrit, hemoglobin concentration and red and white cell counts from five domesticated African elephants were measured. The results obtained are tabulated and compared with those from shot and chemically immobilized African elephants.
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RADIOGRAPHIC DIAGNOSIS OF LAMENESS IN AFRICAN ELEPHANTS (LOXODONTA AFRICANA)

Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound, 2000
Lameness in captive elephants is most commonly caused by pododermatitis or degenerative joint disease. Hard surfaces such as concrete, which produce a damp and cold environment, wet and muddy conditions, as well as restricted movement are the major causes of these problems.
K M, Hittmair, H D, Vielgrader
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