Influence of season, tourist activities and camp management on body condition, testicular and adrenal steroids, lipid profiles, and metabolic status in captive bull elephants in Thailand
J. Khonmee, T. Norkaew, J. L. Brown, P. Bansiddhi, C. Somgird, C. Thitaram, V. Punyapornwithaya, K. Punturee, P. Vongchan, N. Somboon
The paper examines how season, tourist activities, and camp management affect physiological parameters in captive bull elephants in Thailand, finding correlations between body condition, steroid levels, and metabolic indicators.
bioRxiv · Dec 28, 2018Zoology