Birth seasonality and calf mortality in a large population of Asian elephants

In seasonal environments, many species concentrate their reproduction in the time of year most likely to maximize offspring survival. Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) inhabit regions with seasonal climate, but females can still experience 16-week reproductive cycles throughout the year. Whether fem...

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Autores principales: Mumby, Hannah S, Courtiol, Alexandre, Mar, Khyne U, Lummaa, Virpi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2013
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3810875/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24198940
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.746

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3810875/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24198940
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.746

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