Studies On Endocrine And Behavioral Assessment Of Reproductive Status In Asian Elephants (Elephas Maximus)

The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), a charismatic ‘flagship species’, is threatened by extinction in the wild, and the development of self-sustainable captive populations is a key conservation challenge. A third of the Asian elephant population is presently in captivity and information on the repr...

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Main Author: Ghosal, Ratna
Other Authors: Sukumar, R
Language:en_US
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://etd.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2005/1883
http://etd.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/abstracts/2447/G23848-Abs.pdf