Housing and Social Environments of African (Loxodonta africana) and Asian (Elephas maximus) Elephants in North American Zoos

We evaluated 255 African (Loxodonta africana) and Asian (Elephas maximus) elephants living in 68 North American zoos over one year to quantify housing and social variables. All parameters were quantified for the both the day and the night and comparisons were made across these time periods as well a...

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Autores principales: Meehan, Cheryl L., Hogan, Jennifer N., Bonaparte-Saller, Mary K., Mench, Joy A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4944928/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27414034
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0146703

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4944928/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27414034
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0146703

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