No risk, no gain: Effects of crop raiding and genetic diversity on body size in male elephants

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 552-558

  Chiyo, Patrick I ^a,b   Lee, Phyllis C ^c,d   Moss, Cynthia J ^d   Archie, Elizabeth A ^b   Hollister Smith, Julie A ^e   Alberts, Susan C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^d AMBOSELI TRUST FOR ELEPHANTS   (Kenya)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

body size; crop raiding; elephants; growth; human wildlife conflict; risky foraging

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; ELEPHANT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GENETIC VARIATION; GROWTH RATE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LIFE HISTORY; MALE BEHAVIOR; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; POLYGAMY; SEXUAL SELECTION; WILD POPULATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 79955409512     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arr016     Document Type: Article

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