Elephants possess a suite of unique physiological traits and reproductive adaptations that are key to their survival and ecological success. Their complex endocrine systems govern behaviours such as ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Capturing wild animals is common for conservation, economic or research purposes. Understanding how capture itself affects lifetime fitness ...

Brown, Janine L. and Lehnhardt, J. 1997. "Secretory patterns of serum prolactin in Asian (Elephas maximus) and African (Loxodonta africana) elephants during different reproductive states: Comparison ...

Connie, the Asian elephant who spent decades at the Reid Park Zoo before being moved to San Diego earlier this year, had an aggressive type of cancer in her reproductive system, necropsy results show.