Wild female African elephants (Loxodonta africana) exhibit personality traits of leadership and social integration

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 224-232

  Lee, Phyllis C ^a   Moss, Cynthia J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b AMBOSELI TRUST FOR ELEPHANTS   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Elephant personality; Individual differences; Leadership; Status

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELEPHANT; FEMALE; INDIVIDUALITY; KENYA; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PERSONALITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ELEPHANTS; FEMALE; INDIVIDUALITY; KENYA; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PERSONALITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84868465899     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026566     Document Type: Article

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