Vertical Transmission of Social Roles Drives Resilience to Poaching in Elephant Networks

Current Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 75-79

  Goldenberg, Shifra Z ^a,b   Douglas Hamilton, Iain ^b,c   Wittemyer, George ^a,b  

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

^b SAVE THE ELEPHANTS   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; COPING BEHAVIOR; ELEPHANT; FAMILY; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ELEPHANTS; FAMILY; FEMALE; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 84959541360     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.11.005     Document Type: Article

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