Air temperature and diet influence body composition and water turnover in zoo-living African elephants (Loxodonta africana)
African elephants, the largest land animal, face particular physiological challenges in captivity and the wild. Captive elephants can become over- or under-conditioned with inadequate exercise and diet management. Few studies have quantified body composition or water turnover in elephants, and none...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Royal Society
2020-11-01
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| Series: | Royal Society Open Science |
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| Online Access: | https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.201155 |