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We published a new paper in General and Comparative Endocrinology: Sex-specific links between the social landscape and faecal glucocorticoid metabolites in semi-captive Asian elephants
February 17, 2022ABSTRACT Although social behaviour is common in group-living mammals, our understanding of its mechanisms in long-lived animals is largely based on studies in human and non-human primates. There are health and fitness benefits associated with strong social ties, including increased life span, reproductive success, and lower disease risk, which are attributed to the proximate effects … Read More
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Reichert et al. published a new paper in Experimental Gerontology: Age related variation of health markers in Asian elephants
January 24, 2022Abstract Although senescence is often observed in the wild, its underlying mechanistic causes can rarely be studied alongside its consequences, because data on health, molecular and physiological measures of senescence are rare. Documenting how different age-related changes in health accelerate ageing at a mechanistic level is key if we are to better understand the ageing … Read More
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Little Christmas Party 15 Dec 2021 – Merry Christmas from the Lummaa Group!
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Jennie Crawley defended her dissertation in Biology 10 Dec 2021: ”The impact of human relationships on semi-captive Asian elephant health and welfare”
December 10, 2021Read the digital copy of the thesis at UTUPub Opponent: Associate Professor Lisa Yon, University of Nottingham, UKCustos: Professor Hanna Tuomisto, University of Turku The impact of human relationships on semi-captive Asian elephant health and welfare There are billions of animals living in close proximity to humans around the world from pets and livestock to … Read More
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Lyhentyneet hoitajasuhteet vaikuttavat työnorsujen hyvinvointiin, mutta kesyttämismenetelmien parantuminen on vähentänyt poikaskuolemia (Väitös: MSc Jennie Crawley, 10.12.2021, biologia)
December 10, 202103.12.2021 MSc Jennie Crawley tutki biologian alan väitöskirjassaan Myanmarissa metsätöissä käytettäviä aasiannorsuja. Tulokset osoittavat, että norsunkäsittelymenetelmillä sekä norsunajajien vuorovaikutuksen pituudella on merkittävä vaikutus norsun käyttäytymiseen, terveyteen ja kuolleisuuteen. Ihmisen kanssa elää lukemattomia eläinlajeja lemmikeistä ja eläintarhaeläimistä ihmisen kanssa työskenteleviin eläimiin. Kontaktit ihmisen kanssa vaikuttavat näiden eläinten hyvinvointiin ja terveyteen. Aasiannorsu on uhanalainen laji, jonka historia … Read More