[HTML][HTML] Musth and sexual selection in elephants: A review of signalling properties and potential fitness consequences

CA LaDue, BA Schulte, WK Kiso, EW Freeman - Behaviour, 2021 - brill.com
Sexual selection mediated by multimodal signals is common among polygynous species,
including seasonally breeding mammals. Indirect benefit models provide plausible …

Characterization of Longitudinal Testosterone, Cortisol, and Musth in Male Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus), Effects of Aging, and Adrenal Responses to Social …

SS Glaeser, KL Edwards, S Paris, C Scarlata, B Lee… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The conservation of endangered species and sustainability of managed
populations requires good health and welfare of individuals. Male elephants experience a …

Elephant social systems: What do we know and how have molecular tools helped?

TK Athira, TNC Vidya - Journal of the Indian Institute of Science, 2021 - Springer
We review studies of the social systems of the living elephants—the Asian elephant
(Elephas maximus), African savannah elephant (Loxodonta africana), and African forest …

Physical and behavioral indicators associated with hormonal changes during musth in zoo-housed and free-ranging Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)

CA LaDue, KE Hunt, MGSM Samaraweera… - Theriogenology …, 2022 - Elsevier
abstract In-situ and ex-situ Asian elephant populations are threatened with extinction, and
male elephants pose unique challenges to long-term sustainability. The heightened sexual …

Assessing Well-being of Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) Through Major Events and Transitions, with Development and Aging, and Husbandry Changes

SS Glaeser - 2020 - search.proquest.com
In this body of research, reproductive and adrenal hormones and behavior were used to
evaluate individual and group responses to physiological, social, and environmental …

[PDF][PDF] Theriogenology Wild

CA LaDue, KE Hunt, MGSM Samaraweera… - researchgate.net
In-situ and ex-situ Asian elephant populations are threatened with extinction, and male
elephants pose unique challenges to long-term sustainability. The heightened sexual state …