Controlling for behavioural state reveals social dynamics among male African elephants, Loxodonta africana

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 95, Issue , 2014, Pages 111-119

  Goldenberg, Shifra Z ^a,b   de Silva, Shermin ^a,c   Rasmussen, Henrik B ^d   Douglas Hamilton, Iain ^b,e   Wittemyer, George ^a,b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b SAVE THE ELEPHANTS   (Kenya)

^c Trunks and Leaves Inc   (United States)

^d Savannah Tracking Ltd   (Kenya)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Association index; Competition; Cooperative benefit; Dominance; Inclusive fitness; Motivational state; Musth; Network; Sexual state; Social structure

Indexed keywords

AGE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DOMINANCE; ELEPHANT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FITNESS; MALE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

AFRICA;

EID: 84907324969     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.07.002     Document Type: Article

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