Inactivity/sleep in two wild free-roaming African elephant matriarchs - Does large body size make elephants the shortest mammalian sleepers?
The current study provides details of sleep (or inactivity) in two wild, free-roaming African elephant matriarchs studied in their natural habitat with remote monitoring using an actiwatch subcutaneously implanted in the trunk, a standard elephant collar equipped with a GPS system and gyroscope, and...
Main Authors: | Nadine Gravett, Adhil Bhagwandin, Robert Sutcliffe, Kelly Landen, Michael J Chase, Oleg I Lyamin, Jerome M Siegel, Paul R Manger |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5382951?pdf=render |
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