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

Zoo Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 104-119

  Kowalski, Nicole L ^a   Dale, Robert H I ^b   Mazur, Christa L H ^a  

^a INDIANAPOLIS ZOO   (United States)

^b BUTLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African elephant; Behavior; Calf; Development; Parturition

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; ELEPHANT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANIMALS, ZOO; BIRTH WEIGHT; ELEPHANTS; FEMALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 77954566934     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20195     Document Type: Article

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