Early life adversities and lifelong health outcomes: A review of the literature on large, social, long-lived nonhuman mammals
AM Dettmer, DE Chusyd - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Social nonhuman animals are powerful models for studying underlying factors related to
lifelong health outcomes following early life adversities (ELAs). ELAs can be linked to …
lifelong health outcomes following early life adversities (ELAs). ELAs can be linked to …
Costly lifetime maternal investment in killer whales
Parents often sacrifice their own future reproductive success to boost the survival of their
offspring, a phenomenon referred to as parental investment. In several social mammals …
offspring, a phenomenon referred to as parental investment. In several social mammals …
Predation of sea turtle eggs by rats and crabs
Egg predation by invasive and native species may have severe impacts on endangered
species and negatively affect species recovery. We assessed the levels of egg predation …
species and negatively affect species recovery. We assessed the levels of egg predation …
Social support correlates with glucocorticoid concentrations in wild African elephant orphans
Social relationships have physiological impacts. Here, we investigate whether loss of the
mother/offspring relationship has lasting effects on fecal glucocorticoid metabolite (fGCM) …
mother/offspring relationship has lasting effects on fecal glucocorticoid metabolite (fGCM) …
Social disruption impairs predatory threat assessment in African elephants
Simple Summary The sharing of social and ecological information is vitally important for
group-living animals, especially among cognitively advanced species (eg, primates …
group-living animals, especially among cognitively advanced species (eg, primates …
Social integration of translocated wildlife: a case study of rehabilitated and released elephant calves in northern Kenya
SZ Goldenberg, SM Chege, N Mwangi, I Craig… - Mammalian …, 2022 - Springer
Conservation translocations have the potential to strengthen populations of threatened and
endangered species, but facilitating integration of translocated individuals with resident …
endangered species, but facilitating integration of translocated individuals with resident …
Environmental, sex-specific and genetic determinants of infant social behaviour in a wild primate
Affiliative social bonds are linked to fitness components in many social mammals. However,
despite their importance, little is known about how the tendency to form social bonds …
despite their importance, little is known about how the tendency to form social bonds …
Identifying the Effects of Social Disruption through Translocation on African Elephants (Loxodonta africana), with Specifics on the Social and Ecological Impacts of …
ME Garaï, VL Boult, HR Zitzer - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The translocation of elephants is a management tool developed in the
1980s during the culling operations at the Kruger National Park, South Africa, to remove …
1980s during the culling operations at the Kruger National Park, South Africa, to remove …
Physiological plasticity in elephants: highly dynamic glucocorticoids in African and Asian elephants
SS Pokharel, JL Brown - Conservation Physiology, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Slowly reproducing and long-lived terrestrial mammals are often more at risk from
challenges that influence fitness and survival. It is, therefore, important to understand how …
challenges that influence fitness and survival. It is, therefore, important to understand how …
Demographic responses of an insular elephant population to removal as a management intervention
RAR Guldemond, CJ Louw, C Maré… - … Science and Practice, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Disturbances that change population structure may evoke transient dynamics that can be
assessed within a demographic resilience framework. Conservation management …
assessed within a demographic resilience framework. Conservation management …