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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...
Autores principales: | Meehan, Cheryl L., Hogan, Jennifer N., Bonaparte-Saller, Mary K., Mench, Joy A. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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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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