African elephant. Douglas, Hamilton I. Evolution of Domesticated Animals. Edited by Ian L. Mason. London. 1984, p. 185-193. maps. ref. ISBN: 0582460468.

            NAL call no: S41.E93

            Descriptors: African elephant, domestication, history.

Alcohol self-administration by elephants. Siegel, R.K.; Brodie, M. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society. 1984, v. 22 (1), p. 49-52. ISSN: 0090-5054.

            Descriptors: alcohol, drug self-administration, Elaphus maximus, Loxodonta africana.

Asian elephant. Olivier, R.C.D. Evolution of Domesticated Animals. Edited by Ian L. Mason. London. 1984, p. 185-193. maps. ref. ISBN: 0582460468.

            NAL call no: S41.E93

            Descriptors: Asian elephant, domestication, history, training.

Do elephants need to sweat? Wright, P.G.; Luck, P.G. South African Journal of Zoology, 1984, v. 19 (4), p. 270-274. ISSN: 0254-1858.

            NAL call no: QL336.Z6

            Descriptors: thermoregulation, climactic conditions, water loss, evaporation.

Elephant management within the American Zoo. Meyer, D.J. American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Regional Conference Proceedings, 1984, p. 131-134. ISSN: 0731-0493.

            NAL call no: QL76.5.U6A47

            Descriptors: Elephantidae, care in captivity. 

Fatal infection of an elephant calf caused by the trematode Protofasciola robusta (Lorenz 1881) in Somaliland. Vitovec, J.; Kotrla, B.; Haji, H.; Hayles, L.B. Zentralblatt fuer Veterinaermedizin, 1984, v. 31 (8), p. 597-602. ISSN: 0721-1856.

            NAL call no: 41.8 Z5

            Descriptors: pest of animals, parasitic worms other than nematodes, elephant calf.

LSD-induced effects in elephants: Comparisons with musth behavior. Siegel, R.K. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 1984, v. 22 (1), p. 53-56.

            Descriptors: LSD, aggressive behavior, locomotion, Elaphus maximus.

Managing elephant depredation in agricultural and forestry projects. Seidensticker, John. A World Bank Technical Paper, 0253-7494. Washington, DC, World Bank, 1984, 33 p. ill. ISBN: 0821302973.

            NAL call no: QL737.P98S45 1984

            Descriptors: elephants, wildlife management, wildlife depredation.

Management of tusk disorders in elephants. Allen, J.L.; Welsch, B.; Jacobson, E.R.; Kollias, G.V. Abstracts or Papers of the Annual Meeting, American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, 1984, p. 63-64. ref.

            NAL call no: SF605.A4

            Descriptors: zoo animals, dentistry, inflammation, tooth diseases, elephants.

Salmonellosis in a herd of captive elephants. Janssen, D.L.; Karesh, W.B.; Cosgrove, G.E.; Oosterhuis, J.E. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 1984, v. 185 (11), p. 1450-1451. ref. ISSN: 0003-1488.

            NAL call no: 41.8 AM3

            Descriptors: salmonellosis, diarrhea, Elaphus maximus, Loxodonta africana.

Testosterone and dihydrotestosterone concentrations in elephant serum and temporal gland secretions. Rasmussen, L.E.; Buss, I.G.; Hess, D.L.; Schmidt, M.J. Biology of Reproduction, Mar. 1984, v. 30 (2), p. 352-362. ref. ISSN: 0006-3363.

            NAL call no: QL876.B5

            Descriptors: testosterone, concentrations, serum, temporal gland, elephant.

Why do elephants flap their ears? Wright, P.G. South African Journal of Zoology, 1984, v. 19 (4), p. 266-169. ISSN: 0254-1858.

            NAL call no: QL336.Z6

            Descriptors: ear, flapping, thermoregulatory behavior, Loxodonta africana.

Yohimbine antagonism of ketamine/xylazine tranquilization and immobilization of hoofstock. Jacobson, E.R.; Kollias, G.V. Abstracts or Papers of the Annual Meeting, American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, 1984, v. 57 (3), ref.

            NAL call no: SF605 A4

            Descriptors: elephants, zoo animals, sheep, drug combinations, restraint.

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