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Handler familiarity helps to improve working performance during novel situations in semi-captive Asian elephants

Author(s): Océane Liehrmann, Jennie A. H. Crawley, Martin W. Seltmann, Sherine Feillet, U. Kyaw Nyein, Htoo Htoo Aung, Win Htut, Mirkka Lahdenperä, Léa Lansade, Virpi Lummaa
Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 11/1, 2021, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-95048-w

Short-term and delayed effects of mother death on calf mortality in Asian elephants

Author(s): Mirkka Lahdenperä, Khyne U. Mar, Virpi Lummaa
Published in: Behavioral Ecology, Issue 27 (1), 2016, Page(s) 166–174, ISSN 0029-3970
Publisher: Oxford University Press
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arv136

Changes in age-structure over four decades were a key determinant of population growth rate in a long-lived mammal

Author(s): John Jackson, Khyne U. Mar, Win Htut, Dylan Z. Childs, Virpi Lummaa
Published in: Journal of Animal Ecology, Issue Volume89, Issue10 October 2020 Pages, 2020, Page(s) 2268-2278, ISSN 0021-8790
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.13290

Sex-specific body mass ageing trajectories in adult Asian elephants

Author(s): Lucas D. Lalande, Virpi Lummaa, Htoo H. Aung, Win Htut, U. Kyaw Nyein, Vérane Berger, Michael Briga
Published in: Journal of Evolutionary Biology, Issue Early view, 2022, ISSN 1010-061X
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.14008

Sex-specific links between the social landscape and faecal glucocorticoid metabolites in semi-captive Asian elephants

Author(s): Seltmann, M.W., Jackson, J., Lynch, E., Brown, J.L., Htut, W., Lahdenperä, M., Lummaa, V.
Published in: General and Comparative Endocrinology, Issue Volume 319; 1 April 2022, 113990, 2022, ISSN 0016-6480
Publisher: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2022.113990

Age related variation of health markers in Asian elephants

Author(s): Reichert, S., Berger, V., dos Santos D.J.F., Lahdenperä, M., Nyein, U.K., Htut, W., Lummaa, V.
Published in: Experimental Gerontology, Issue 157, 2022, Page(s) 111629, ISSN 0531-5565
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2021.111629

The elephant in the family: Costs and benefits of elder siblings on younger offspring life‐history trajectory in a matrilineal mammal

Author(s): Vérane Berger, Sophie Reichert, Mirkka Lahdenperä, John Jackson, Win Htut, Virpi Lummaa
Published in: Journal of Animal Ecology, 2021, ISSN 0021-8790
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.13573

Evaluating the personality structure of semi-captive Asian elephants living in their natural habitat

Author(s): Martin W. Seltmann, Samuli Helle, Mark J. Adams, Khyne U Mar, Mirkka Lahdenperä
Published in: Royal Society Open Science, Issue 5/2, 2018, Page(s) 172026, ISSN 2054-5703
Publisher: The Royal Society
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.172026

Differences in age-specific mortality between wild-caught and captive-born Asian elephants

Author(s): Mirkka Lahdenperä, Khyne U. Mar, Alexandre Courtiol, Virpi Lummaa
Published in: Nature Communications, Issue 9/1, 2018, Page(s) 1-10, ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05515-8

Parasite-associated mortality in a long-lived mammal: Variation with host age, sex, and reproduction

Author(s): Carly L. Lynsdale, Hannah S. Mumby, Adam D. Hayward, Khyne U. Mar, Virpi Lummaa
Published in: Ecology and Evolution, Issue 7/24, 2017, Page(s) 10904-10915, ISSN 2045-7758
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3559

How Big Is It Really? Assessing the Efficacy of Indirect Estimates of Body Size in Asian Elephants

Author(s): Simon N. Chapman, Hannah S. Mumby, Jennie A. H. Crawley, Khyne U. Mar, Win Htut, Aung Thura Soe, Htoo Htoo Aung, Virpi Lummaa
Published in: PLOS ONE, Issue 11/3, 2016, Page(s) e0150533, ISSN 1932-6203
Publisher: Public Library of Science
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150533

Investigating changes within the handling system of the largest semi-captive population of Asian elephants

Author(s): Jennie A. H. Crawley, Mirkka Lahdenperä, Martin W. Seltmann, Win Htut, Htoo Htoo Aung, Kyaw Nyein, Virpi Lummaa
Published in: PLOS ONE, Issue 14/1, 2019, Page(s) e0209701, ISSN 1932-6203
Publisher: Public Library of Science
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209701

Males have more aggressive and less sociable personalities than females in semi-captive Asian elephants

Author(s): Martin W. Seltmann, Samuli Helle, Win Htut, Mirkka Lahdenperä
Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 9/1, 2019, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-39915-7

Long-term trends in wild-capture and population dynamics point to an uncertain future for captive elephants

Author(s): John Jackson, Dylan Z. Childs, Khyne U. Mar, Win Htut, Virpi Lummaa
Published in: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Issue 286/1899, 2019, Page(s) 20182810, ISSN 0962-8452
Publisher: Royal Society of London
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2018.2810

Future Directions for Personality Research: Contributing New Insights to the Understanding of Animal Behavior

Author(s): Vanessa Wilson, Anja Guenther, Øyvind Øverli, Martin W. Seltmann, Drew Altschul
Published in: Animals, Issue 9/5, 2019, Page(s) 240, ISSN 2076-2615
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ani9050240

Maternal age at birth shapes offspring life-history trajectory across generations in long-lived Asian elephants

Author(s): Sophie Reichert, Vérane Berger, John Jackson, Simon N. Chapman, Win Htut, Khyne U. Mar, Virpi Lummaa
Published in: Journal of Animal Ecology, 2019, ISSN 0021-8790
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.13049

Capture from the wild has long-term costs on reproductive success in Asian elephants

Author(s): Mirkka Lahdenperä, John Jackson, Win Htut, Virpi Lummaa
Published in: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Issue 286/1912, 2019, Page(s) 20191584, ISSN 0962-8452
Publisher: Royal Society of London
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2019.1584

Evolutionary significance of maternal kinship in a long-lived mammal

Author(s): Emily C. Lynch, Virpi Lummaa, Win Htut, Mirkka Lahdenperä
Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Issue 374/1780, 2019, Page(s) 20180067, ISSN 0962-8436
Publisher: Royal Society of London
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2018.0067

Asian elephants exhibit post-reproductive lifespans

Author(s): Simon N. Chapman, John Jackson, Win Htut, Virpi Lummaa, Mirkka Lahdenperä
Published in: BMC Evolutionary Biology, Issue 19/1, 2019, ISSN 1471-2148
Publisher: BioMed Central
DOI: 10.1186/s12862-019-1513-1

Faecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites and H/L Ratio are Related Markers of Stress in Semi-Captive Asian Timber Elephants

Author(s): Seltmann, Ukonaho, Reichert, Dos Santos, Nyein, Htut, Lummaa
Published in: Animals, Issue 10/1, 2020, Page(s) 94, ISSN 2076-2615
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ani10010094

Taming age mortality in semi-captive Asian elephants

Author(s): Jennie A. H. Crawley, Mirkka Lahdenperä, Zaw Min Oo, Win Htut, Hnin Nandar, Virpi Lummaa
Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 10/1, 2020, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-58590-7

SEX DIFFERENCES IN THE REFERENCE INTERVALS OF HEALTH PARAMETERS IN SEMICAPTIVE ASIAN ELEPHANTS (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS) FROM MYANMAR

Author(s): Diogo J. Franco dos Santos, John Jackson, U Kyaw Nyein, Virpi Lummaa
Published in: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, Issue 51/1, 2020, Page(s) 25, ISSN 1042-7260
Publisher: American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
DOI: 10.1638/2018-0181

Evaluating the Reliability of Non-Specialist Observers in the Behavioural Assessment of Semi-Captive Asian Elephant Welfare

Author(s): Jonathan L. Webb, Jennie A. H. Crawley, Martin W. Seltmann, Océane Liehrmann, Nicola Hemmings, U Kyaw Nyein, Htoo Htoo Aung, Win Htut, Virpi Lummaa, Mirkka Lahdenperä
Published in: Animals, Issue 10/1, 2020, Page(s) 167, ISSN 2076-2615
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ani10010167

Milk Composition of Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in a Natural Environment in Myanmar during Late Lactation

Author(s): Ellen S. Dierenfeld, Yadana A. M. Han, Khyne U. Mar, Aung Aung, Aung Thura Soe, Virpi Lummaa, Mirkka Lahdenperä
Published in: Animals, Issue 10/4, 2020, Page(s) 725, ISSN 2076-2615
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ani10040725

Demographic and reproductive associations with nematode infection in a long-lived mammal

Author(s): Carly L. Lynsdale, Nay Oo Mon, Diogo J. Franco dos Santos, Htoo Htoo Aung, U Kyaw Nyein, Win Htut, Dylan Childs, Virpi Lummaa
Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 10/1, 2020, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-66075-w

A Simple, Practical Method for Measurement of Fat in Milk, Applied to Mid- to Late-Lactating Working Elephants in Myanmar

Author(s): Han YAM, Ellen S Dierenfeld, Khyne U Mar, Mirkka Lahdenperä, Virpi Lummaa, Aung Aung
Published in: Novel Techniques in Nutrition and Food Science, Issue 2(4), 2018, ISSN 2640-9208
Publisher: Crimson Publishers
DOI: 10.31031/ntnf.2018.02.000541

Is bigger better? The relationship between size and reproduction in female Asian elephants

Author(s): J. A. H. Crawley, H. S. Mumby, S. N. Chapman, M. Lahdenperä, K. U. Mar, W. Htut, A. Thura Soe, H. H. Aung, V. Lummaa
Published in: Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2017, ISSN 1010-061X
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.13143

Nearby grandmother enhances calf survival and reproduction in Asian elephants

Author(s): Mirkka Lahdenperä, Khyne U. Mar, Virpi Lummaa
Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 6/1, 2016, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/srep27213

Influence of handler relationships and experience on health parameters, glucocorticoid responses and behaviour of semi-captive Asian elephants

Author(s): J A H Crawley, O Lierhmann, D J Franco dos Santos, J Brown, U K Nyein, H H Aung, W Htut, Z Min Oo, M W Seltmann, J L Webb, M Lahdenperä, V Lummaa
Published in: Conservation Physiology, Issue 9/1, 2021, ISSN 2051-1434
Publisher: Oxford University Press
DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coaa116

Seasonal variation of health in Asian elephants

Author(s): Diogo J Franco dos Santos, Vérane Berger, Robin Cristofari, Win Htut, U Kyaw Nyein, Htoo Htoo Aung, Sophie Reichert, Virpi Lummaa
Published in: Conservation Physiology, Issue 8/1, 2020, ISSN 2051-1434
Publisher: Oxford University Press
DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coaa119

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