Elephants possess a suite of unique physiological traits and reproductive adaptations that are key to their survival and ecological success. Their complex endocrine systems govern behaviours such as ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Reproductive effort is a key parameter of life history because it measures the resources allocated to reproduction at the expense of growth ...

All organisms face resource limitations that will ultimately restrict population growth, but the controlling mechanisms vary across ecosystems, taxa, and reproductive strategies. Using four decades of ...

Grandmas play a very important role in the long-term success of an elephant herd, reveals University of Stirling research. Phyllis Lee, Behavioural Psychologist at the University of Stirling, led a ...

It is no small feat to artificially impregnate an elephant. The basics of artificial insemination may be routine, but a glance into the elephant house at the Woodland Park Zoo yesterday evening should ...

Changing environmental conditions may threaten marine mammal populations by making it harder to find prey, and a new study shows how small, gradual reductions in prey could have profound implications ...

Mikki, a 33-year-old female African elephant, gave birth to a male calf at the Louisville Zoo just before midnight on Friday. "Mikki did all the work," senior veterinarian Dr. Zoli Gyimesi said in a ...