Pheromonal enrichment in the zoo: An empirical approach with Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2021.105228
Abstract: Abstract The use of odors is a popular form of sensory enrichment, yet few studies have investigated the longer lasting effects of biologically relevant chemical signals like pheromones. Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) are unique because… read more here.
Keywords: elephants elephas; enrichment; elephas maximus; frontalin ... See more keywords
Habitat use by Asian elephants: Context matters
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00570
Abstract: Abstract Asian elephants are isolated in fragmented habitat patches in and around Bardia National Park (BNP), Nepal. To describe habitat use patterns and ecogeographical variables (EGVs) that determine an elephant's niche in BNP, we used… read more here.
Keywords: use asian; corridor; asian elephants; use ... See more keywords
Decreasing reservoir water levels improve habitat quality for Asian elephants
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2017.10.002
Abstract: Abstract Population health and habitat quality are intimately related and seasonal changes in habitat quality are likely to be reflected in the body condition of animals. We studied seasonal variation of body condition in free… read more here.
Keywords: water; habitat quality; body condition; asian elephants ... See more keywords
Costs of coexistence: understanding the drivers of tolerance towards Asian elephants Elephas maximus in rural Bangladesh
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DOI: 10.1017/s0030605318001072
Abstract: Abstract Habitat degradation and fragmentation have heightened the importance of understanding human tolerance towards wildlife, as the fate of wildlife in multi-use landscapes depends on people's capacity for coexistence. We applied the wildlife tolerance model… read more here.
Keywords: tolerance; drivers tolerance; elephants elephas; tolerance towards ... See more keywords
Production of antibody against elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) unveils tissue tropisms and routes of viral transmission in EEHV-infected Asian elephants
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-22968-5
Abstract: Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) is one of the most devastating viral infectious diseases in elephants worldwide. To date, it remains unclear how elephants get infected by the virus, where the virus persists, and what mechanisms… read more here.
Keywords: eehv infected; asian elephants; antibody; tissue tropisms ... See more keywords
Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex infection in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) using an interferon gamma release assay in a captive elephant herd
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-71099-3
Abstract: Tuberculosis is highly contagious disease that can be transmitted between humans and animals. Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in captivity live in close contact with humans in many Asian countries. In this study, we developed an… read more here.
Keywords: detection; asian elephants; infection; interferon ... See more keywords
Seasonal variation of health in Asian elephants
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DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coaa119
Abstract: Environmental seasonality in a sub-tropical monsoon climate influences the physiological measures of health in a long-lived mammal, the Asian elephant. There is a marked difference between the hot and monsoon seasons across a wide range… read more here.
Keywords: asian elephants; variation health; health asian; health ... See more keywords
Hormonal variation and temporal dynamics of musth in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) are associated with age, body condition and the social environment
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DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coad019
Abstract: The sustainability of endangered Asian elephants in human care is threatened in part by low breeding success and concerns over individual animal wellbeing. Male elephants have received less research attention compared to females, yet males… read more here.
Keywords: age body; body condition; asian elephants;
Seasonal variation in molecular and physiological stress markers in Asian elephants
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DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coad029
Abstract: Free-living species exhibit seasonal variation in various life history traits, including vital rates such as birth and death patterns. Different physiological mechanisms are thought to underlie the expression of life history traits that contribute to… read more here.
Keywords: stress; molecular physiological; physiological stress; asian elephants ... See more keywords
Viewing the rare through public lenses: insights into dead calf carrying and other thanatological responses in Asian elephants using YouTube videos
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.211740
Abstract: Documenting the behavioural repertoire of an animal species is important for understanding that species' natural history. Many behaviours such as mating, parturition and death may be observed only rarely in the wild due to the… read more here.
Keywords: youtube; thanatological responses; asian elephants; viewing rare ... See more keywords
Seasonality of reproduction in Asian elephants Elephas maximus and African elephants Loxodonta africana: underlying photoperiodic cueing?
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DOI: 10.1111/mam.12133
Abstract: 1. Animals in seasonal environments often rely on photoperiodicity to time their reproduction. Elephants have a gestation length of approximately two years and a historical geographic distribution including higher latitudes than at present, so the… read more here.
Keywords: african elephants; reproduction; asian elephants; free ranging ... See more keywords