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Adiposity, reproductive and metabolic health, and activity levels in zoo Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)

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dc.contributor.authorChusyd, Daniella E
dc.contributor.authorNagy, Tim R
dc.contributor.authorGolzarri-Arroyo, Lilian
dc.contributor.authorDickinson, Stephanie L
dc.contributor.authorSpeakman, John R
dc.contributor.authorHambly, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Maria S
dc.contributor.authorAllison, David B
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Janine L
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of Aberdeen.Biological Sciencesen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of Aberdeen.Environment and Food Securityen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of Aberdeen.Energetics Research Groupen
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-26T00:06:23Z
dc.date.available2022-01-26T00:06:23Z
dc.date.embargoedUntil2022-01-26
dc.date.issued2021-01
dc.descriptionAcknowledgements The authors thank Dr Barbara Gower, Maryellen Williams, Heather Hunter and Cindy Zeng at the UAB NORC's Metabolism Core for their assistance with hormone assays and mass spectroscopy, and Dr Katie Edwards, Steve Paris and Niki Boisseau at SCBI for inflammatory and estradiol analyses. The authors thank African Lion Safari, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Columbus Zoo & Aquarium, Fort Worth Zoo, Little Rock Zoo, Oklahoma City Zoo, Oregon Zoo, Santa Barbara Zoo and Saint Louis Zoo for their participation in this study. Specifically, a very big thank you to the zoos' elephant keepers and elephants, who made this study possible and enjoyable. A special thank you to the Birmingham Zoo and Pat Flora and his elephant team for their continued support, help and input with method improvement. Funding This work was supported in part by the Smithsonian Institution, the UAB Nutrition Obesity Research Center (P30DK056336), the Diabetes Research Center (P30DK079626), the Nathan Shock Center on Aging (P30AG050886), and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (T32HL105349 to D.E.C.). Deposited in PMC for release after 12 months.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.format.extent13
dc.format.extent512940
dc.identifier188532763
dc.identifier485c11eb-366b-4cd8-8ce1-6823af76c079
dc.identifier33500325
dc.identifier000614491900002
dc.identifier85100504196
dc.identifier.citationChusyd, D E, Nagy, T R, Golzarri-Arroyo, L, Dickinson, S L, Speakman, J R, Hambly, C, Johnson, M S, Allison, D B & Brown, J L 2021, 'Adiposity, reproductive and metabolic health, and activity levels in zoo Asian elephant (Elephas maximus )', Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 224, no. 2, jeb219543. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.219543en
dc.identifier.doi10.1242/jeb.219543
dc.identifier.issn0022-0949
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2164/17979
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85100504196en
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Experimental Biologyen
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingen
dc.subjectBody compositionen
dc.subjectElephantidaeen
dc.subjectObesityen
dc.subjectReproductionen
dc.subjectWalkingen
dc.subjectWALKINGen
dc.subjectFOOD-INTAKEen
dc.subjectTISSUEen
dc.subjectINSULIN SENSITIVITYen
dc.subjectBODY CONDITION SCORESen
dc.subjectOBESITYen
dc.subjectLOXODONTA-AFRICANAen
dc.subjectFATen
dc.subjectOVARIAN ACYCLICITYen
dc.subjectWEIGHTen
dc.subjectQH Natural historyen
dc.subjectInsect Scienceen
dc.subjectEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematicsen
dc.subjectAquatic Scienceen
dc.subjectAnimal Science and Zoologyen
dc.subjectMolecular Biologyen
dc.subjectPhysiologyen
dc.subject.lccQHen
dc.titleAdiposity, reproductive and metabolic health, and activity levels in zoo Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)en
dc.typeJournal articleen

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