Elephants: ecology, behavior, and conservation

by Aranovich, Maya Dufresne, Olivier

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Full title :Elephants : ecology, behavior, and conservation / editors, Maya Aranovich and Olivier Dufresne.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:c2012.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Nova Science
Place of Publication:Hauppauge, N.Y
Language:eng
Publication Date:c2012.

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Description:1 online resource.

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ISBN:9781621001003, 1621001008
oclc:on1112911637
LC Classification:QL737.P98
Dewey Decimal:599.67

ELEPHANTSECOLOGY, BEHAVIOR AND CONSERVATION; ELEPHANTSECOLOGY, BEHAVIOR AND CONSERVATION; Contents; Preface; Elephants under Human Care: Fertility, Birth Rate, Infant Mortality and Survivorship; Abstract; The Risk for Extinction; Social Life; The Elephant Bull; The Elephant Cow; The Elephant Calf; Birth Rate; Infant and Juvenile Mortality Rate; Causes for Infant and Juvenile Mortality; Sex Ratio; Welfare; Conclusion; References; The Arrival of Elephants on the Island of Cyprus and their Subsequent Accumulation in Fossil Sites; Abstract; 1. Introduction.

2. The Arrival of Elephants on the Island of Cyprus2.1 Theories on the Arrival of Elephants on Islands and the Geological History of Cyprus; 2.2 The Evaporation of the Mediterranean and the Arrival of Elephants on Cyprus; 2.3 The Ability of Elephants to Swim Long Distances; 2.4 The Ability of Elephants to Travel Long Distances; 2.5 Elephant Communication using Infrasound; 3. The Extinction of Pygmy Elephants: The Case of Akrotiri-Aetokremnos; 4. The Accumulation of Fossil Remains in Littoral and Coastal Caves; 4.1 The Search of Water; 4.2 Mineral Utilization; 4.3 Natural Traps.

4.4 Natural Predators5. Conclusion; References; Fert…