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Lynsdale et al’s new paper out in Scientific Reports: Demographic and reproductive associations with nematode infection in a long-lived mammal
June 12, 2020Abstract Infection by macroparasites, such as nematodes, varies within vertebrate host systems; elevated infection is commonly observed in juveniles and males, and, for females, with different reproductive states. However, while such patterns are widely recognized in short-lived model systems, how they apply to long-lived hosts is comparatively understudied. Here, we investigated how infection varies with … Read More
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Nutritional content of milk from free-living Asian elephants reported for the first time by Dierenfeld et al.
April 29, 2020Dierenfeld, E.S.; Han, Y.A.M.; Mar, K.U.; Aung, A.; Soe, A.T.; Lummaa, V.; Lahdenperä, M. 2020: Milk Composition of Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in a Natural Environment in Myanmar during Late Lactation. Animals 2020, 10, 725. Abstract: The nutritional content of milk from free-living Asian elephants has not previously been reported, despite being vital for better management of … Read More
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New paper out by Diogo Santos et al.: Sex differences in the reference intervals of health parameters in semicaptive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) from Myanmar
March 20, 2020Abstract The reference intervals of health parameters are valuable tools for veterinarians and conservationists to monitor the health status and viability of endangered species. Natural variation in the health of the long-lived Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) is poorly understood, particularly in relation to differences between males and females. Longitudinal health data were collected from clinical … Read More
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Jennie Crawley et al. published in Scientific Reports: Taming age mortality in semi-captive Asian elephants
February 10, 2020Jennie A. H. Crawley, Mirkka Lahdenperä, Zaw Min Oo, Win Htut, Hnin Nandar & Virpi Lummaa 2020: Taming age mortality in semi-captive Asian elephants. Scientific Reports 10(1889) ABSTRACT. Understanding factors preventing populations of endangered species from being self-sustaining is vital for successful conservation, but we often lack sufficient data to understand dynamics. The global Asian … Read More
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New article about recognising elephant stress was recently published in Animals by Jonathan Webb et al.
January 24, 2020Evaluating the Reliability of Non-Specialist Observers in the Behavioural Assessment of Semi-Captive Asian Elephant Welfare Simple Summary: It is essential that elephant workers monitor the stress levels of their animals to uphold high standards of welfare. This can be done quickly and eciently by observing elephant behaviour, however, the consistency of this approach is likely … Read More