The ability to serially collect blood samples and conduct ultrasound examinations in Asian
and African elephants has provided unique opportunities to study the biology of these …

Elephants possess many unique qualities, including some that relate directly to their
reproductive biology. Thus, comparative studies on elephants provide valuable information …

The combination of a few factors, including poor captive reproduction, secession of
importation from the wild and advances in hormone detection and ultrasonography, has …

Abstract Asian (Elephas maximus) and African (Loxodonta africana) elephants serve as
important keystone, umbrella and flagship species. Despite that, population numbers are …

Abstract The Asian and African elephant populations in North America are not self‐
sustaining, and reproductive rates remain low. One problem identified from routine …

Abstract Both Asian (Elephas maximus) and African (Loxodonta africana) elephants are
important keystone, umbrella and flagship species. Paradoxically, world population numbers …

The decline in free-ranging elephant populations is well documented and has been the
result of complex factors throughout the preceding century. Understanding reproduction in …

Contents Over the last few decades, rhinoceroses and elephants became important icons in
the saga of wildlife conservation. Recent surveys estimate the wild Asian (Elephas maximus) …

Serum samples were obtained either weekly or daily from six mature elephant cows for
periods of 7 to 30 months from April 1979 to November 1981, to rigorously describe the …

Considerable information now is available about the basic reproductive biology of
elephants, especially females. However, as important as this knowledge is, it no longer is …