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Building a Future for Wildlife: Zoos and Aquariums Committed to Biodiversity Conservation, edited by Gerald Dick and Markus Gusset. Gland Switzerland, WAZA Executive Office, 2010, 215 pages

Authors: Alejandro Grajal

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: biodiversity conservation

Year: 2010

Special issue–The Care and Welfare of Elephants in AZA Institutions

Authors: Joseph Soltis, Janine L. Brown

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aza, elephant, welfare

Year: 2010

Birth statistics for African (Loxodonta africana) and Asian (Elephas maximus) elephants in human care: history and implications for elephant welfare

Authors: Robert H. I. Dale

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: elephant calf, gestation, height, time of birth, weight

Year: 2010

A survey of the management and development of captive African elephant (Loxodonta africana) calves: birth to three months of age

Authors: Nicole L. Kowalski, Robert H. I. Dale, Christa L. H. Mazur

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: african elephant, behavior, calf, development, parturition

Year: 2010

Developmental milestones among African elephant calves on their first day of life

Authors: Fred B. Bercovitch, Jeff Andrews

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: elephant, first occurrences, growth, nursing

Year: 2010

Results of a second survey to assess the reproductive status of female Asian and African elephants in North America

Authors: Christine M. Proctor, Elizabeth W. Freeman, Janine L. Brown

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: estrous cycle, hormones, ovarian cyclicity, progestagens, ultrasound

Year: 2010

Using behavioral observations and keeper questionnaires to assess social relationships among captive female African elephants

Authors: Elizabeth W. Freeman, Bruce A. Schulte, Janine L. Brown

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: african elephant, behavioral profile, loxodonta africana, questionnaires

Year: 2010

Investigating the impact of rank and ovarian activity on the social behavior of captive female African elephants

Authors: Elizabeth W. Freeman, Bruce A. Schulte, Janine L. Brown

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: acyclicity, african elephant, behavior, loxodonta africana, social rank

Year: 2010

Influence of dominance status on adrenal activity and ovarian cyclicity status in captive African elephants

Authors: Christine M. Proctor, Elizabeth W. Freeman, Janine L. Brown

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: cortisol, dominance, ovarian cyclicity

Year: 2010

Vocal communication in African Elephants (Loxodonta africana)

Authors: Joseph Soltis

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: communication, hearing, vocal production, zoo research

Year: 2010