All Outputs (2)

Incorporating stakeholder perspectives into the assessment and provision of captive elephant welfare (2017)
Journal Article
Chadwick, C., Williams, E., Asher, L., & Yon, L. (2017). Incorporating stakeholder perspectives into the assessment and provision of captive elephant welfare. Animal Welfare Journal, 26(4), https://doi.org/10.7120/09627286.26.4.461

Recent concerns over the welfare of elephants in UK zoos have implications for their future in captivity, and it is clear that improvements in welfare should be made. Evidence suggests that the knowledge of experienced stakeholders is vital to captiv... Read More about Incorporating stakeholder perspectives into the assessment and provision of captive elephant welfare.

The impact of competition on elephant musth strategies: a game–theoretic model (2017)
Journal Article
Wyse, J. M., Hardy, I. C., Yon, L., & Mesterton-Gibbons, M. (in press). The impact of competition on elephant musth strategies: a game–theoretic model. Journal of Theoretical Biology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2017.01.025

Mature male African Savannah elephants are known to periodically enter a temporary state of heightened aggression called “musth,” often linked with increased androgens, particularly testosterone. Sexually mature males are capable of entering musth at... Read More about The impact of competition on elephant musth strategies: a game–theoretic model.