Chemosensory response in two species of elephants to constituents of temporal gland secretion and musth urine. Rasmussen, L.E.L. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 1988, v. 14 (8), p. 1687-1712. ISSN: 0098-0331.

            NAL call no: QD415.A1J6

            Descriptors: avoidance behavior, secretions, urine, chemical communication.

Contribution to pregnancy diagnosis in Asian and African elephants. Koch, E.; Elsaesser, F.; Boeer, M.; Dittrich, L.; Ellendorff, F. Deutsche Tieraerztliche Wochenschrift, 1988, v. 95 (3), p. 111-114. ISSN: 0341-6593.

            Language: German.

            NAL call no: 41.8 D482

            Descriptors: elephants, gestation period, diagnosis, progesterone.

Isolation and primary structure of elephant adrenocorticotropin and beta-lipotropin. Li, C.H.; Oosthuizen, M.M.; Chung, D. International Journal of Peptide and Protein Research, Dec. 1988, v. 32 (6), p. 573-578. ISSN: 0367-8377.

            NAL call no: QD431.A1I5

            Descriptors: amino acid sequence, chromatography, peptide fragments.

Managing giants. Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL. 1988, 1 videocassette (17 min.), sd. col.

            NAL call no: Videocassette no. 1561

            Descriptors: elephants, behavior, handling.

Ovarian function in the elephant: Luteinizing hormone and progesterone cycles in African and Asian elephants. Plotka, E.D.; Seal, U.S.; Zarembka, F.R.; Simmons, L.G.; Teare, A.; Phillips, L.G.; Hinshaw, K.C.; Wood, D.G. Biology of Reproduction, 1988, v. 38 (2), p. 309-314. ref. ISSN: 0006-3363.

            NAL call no: QL876.B5

            Descriptors: oestrus cycle, duration, elephants, blood, progesterone, gonadotropins.

Pregnancy diagnosis in Asian and African elephants. Koch, E.; Elsaesser, F.; Boer, M.; Dittrich, L.; Ellendorff, F. Deutsche Tierarztliche Wochenschrift, 1988, v. 05 (3), p. 111-114. ref.

            Language: German.

            NAL call no: 41.8 D482

            Descriptors: progesterones, elephants, pregnancy diagnosis, gonadotropins.

Raising of downer elephants by means of inflatable lifting cushions. Jarofke, D. Arbeitstagung der Zootieraerzte im deutschsprachigen Raum, 1988, p.77. ISSN: 0722-8112.

            Language: German.

            Descriptors: elephants, transport, methods, air.

Treatment of some diseases in elephants (slide lecture). Rueedi, D. Arbeitstagung der Zootieraerzte im deutschsprachigen Raum, 1988, p. 72-77.

            Language: German.

            Descriptors: elephants, zoos, animal diseases, therapy.

The trumpeting elephant sign of gastroesophageal reflux. Rowen, S.J.; Gyepes, M.T. Radiology, 1988, v. 167 (1), p. 138. ISSN: 0033-8491.

            Descriptors: digestive system, pathology, reflux, elephant.

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