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Male African elephants discriminate and prefer vocalizations of unfamiliar females

Gaining information about conspecifics via long-distance vocalizations is crucial for social and spatially flexible species such as the African elephant (Loxodonta africana). Female elephants are known to discriminate individuals and kin based on acoustic cues. Specifically, females approached the l...

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Published in:Sci Rep
Main Authors: Stoeger, Angela S., Baotic, Anton
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5395942/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28422091
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep46414
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