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The dynamics of social networks among female Asian elephants by de Silva, Shermin, Ranjeewa, Ashoka D G, Kryazhimskiy, Sergey

“…Patterns in the association of individuals can shed light on the underlying conditions and processes that shape societies. Here we characterize patterns of…”
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Fission–fusion processes weaken dominance networks of female Asian elephants in a productive habitat by de Silva, Shermin, Schmid, Volker, Wittemyer, George

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A Comparison of Social Organization in Asian Elephants and African Savannah Elephants by de Silva, Shermin, Wittemyer, George

“…Asian and African elephant species have diverged by ca. 6 million years, but as large, generalist herbivores they occupy similar niches in their respective…”
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Research Priorities from Animal Behaviour for Maximising Conservation Progress by Greggor, Alison L., Berger-Tal, Oded, Blumstein, Daniel T., Angeloni, Lisa, Bessa-Gomes, Carmen, Blackwell, Bradley F., St Clair, Colleen Cassady, Crooks, Kevin, de Silva, Shermin, Fernández-Juricic, Esteban, Goldenberg, Shifra Z., Mesnick, Sarah L., Owen, Megan, Price, Catherine J., Saltz, David, Schell, Christopher J., Suarez, Andrew V., Swaisgood, Ronald R., Winchell, Clark S., Sutherland, William J.

“…Poor communication between academic researchers and wildlife managers limits conservation progress and innovation. As a result, input from overlapping fields,…”
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Social lateralization in wild Asian elephants: visual preferences of mothers and offspring by Karenina, Karina, Giljov, Andrey, de Silva, Shermin, Malashichev, Yegor

“…Theoretical and empirical evidence suggest that socio-biological factors determine the expression of behavioural lateralization across species. One would…”
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Land-use change is associated with multi-century loss of elephant ecosystems in Asia by de Silva, Shermin, Wu, Tiffany, Nyhus, Philip, Weaver, Ashley, Thieme, Alison, Johnson, Josiah, Wadey, Jamie, Mossbrucker, Alexander, Vu, Thinh, Neang, Thy, Chen, Becky Shu, Songer, Melissa, Leimgruber, Peter

“…Understanding historic patterns of land use and land cover change across large temporal and spatial scales is critical for developing effective biodiversity…”
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Demographic Tipping Points as Early Indicators of Vulnerability for Slow-Breeding Megafaunal Populations by de Silva, Shermin, Leimgruber, Peter

“…Decisions based on trends in population abundance and distribution may fail to protect populations of slow-breeding, long-lived megafauna from irrevocable…”
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An Asian Elephant Imitates Human Speech by Stoeger, Angela S., Mietchen, Daniel, Oh, Sukhun, de Silva, Shermin, Herbst, Christian T., Kwon, Soowhan, Fitch, W. Tecumseh

“…Vocal imitation has convergently evolved in many species, allowing learning and cultural transmission of complex, conspecific sounds, as in birdsong [1, 2]…”
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Strategies of protected area use by Asian elephants in relation to motivational state and social affiliations by Madsen, Anastasia E., Minge, Christin, Pushpakumara, T. V., Weerathunga, U. Sameera, Padmalal, U. K., Weerakoon, Devaka K., de Silva, Shermin

“…Animals’ space requirements may vary according to life-history and social considerations. We observed 516 wild adult Asian elephants from both sexes, over…”
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Need for longitudinal studies of Asian wildlife in the face of crises by de Silva, Shermin

“…Conservation biology is conceived as a discipline that must balance the short-term aim of gathering data on pressing conservation issues with the long-term…”
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Acoustic communication in the Asian elephant, Elephas maximus maximus by de Silva, Shermin

“…Existing knoweldge of acoustic communication in elphants is based primarily on African species (Loxodonta africana and Loxodonta cyclotis). There has been…”
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Experiences and emotional responses of farming communities living with Asian Elephants in Southern Sri Lanka by de Silva, Shermin, Ruppert, Kirstie, Knox, Jillian, Davis, Elizabeth O., Weerathunga, U. Sameera, Glikman, Jenny A.

“…Individuals’ tolerance toward wildlife can be based on a combination of tangible benefits and costs (e.g. economic gains and losses) as well as intangible…”
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Demographic variables for wild Asian elephants using longitudinal observations by de Silva, Shermin, Webber, C Elizabeth, Weerathunga, U S, Pushpakumara, T V, Weerakoon, Devaka K, Wittemyer, George

“…Detailed demographic data on wild Asian elephants have been difficult to collect due to habitat characteristics of much of the species' remaining range. Such…”
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Demography of Asian elephants ( Elephas maximus) at Uda Walawe National Park, Sri Lanka based on identified individuals by Silva, Shermin de, Ranjeewa, Ashoka D.G., Weerakoon, Devaka

“…► Uda Walawe National Park hosts 804–1160 Asian elephants, a stronghold. ► Individual-based capture–recapture models used to estimate demographic variables. ►…”
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Supporting the Scientific Diaspora by DE SILVA, SHERMIN

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Societies with fission-fusion dynamics as complex adaptive systems: the importance of scale by Madsen, Anastasia, de Silva, Shermin

“…In this article, we argue that social systems with fission-fusion (FF) dynamics are best characterized within a complex adaptive systems (CAS) framework. We…”
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The dynamics of animal social networks: analytical, conceptual, and theoretical advances by Pinter-Wollman, Noa, Hobson, Elizabeth A., Smith, Jennifer E., Edelman, Andrew J., Shizuka, Daizaburo, de Silva, Shermin, Waters, James S., Prager, Steven D., Sasaki, Takao, Wittemyer, George, Fewell, Jennifer, McDonald, David B.

“…Social network analysis provides a broad and complex perspective on animal sociality that is widely applicable to almost any species. Recent applications…”
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Connect elephant habitats in Asia by Davidar, Priya, Sharma, Reeta, de Silva, Shermin, Campos-Arceiz, Ahimsa, Goossens, Benoit, Puyravaud, Jean-Philippe, Habib, Bilal, De, Rahul, Wong, Ee Phin, Neupane, Dinesh, Othman, Nurzhafarina Binti, Goyal, S P

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Wild Sri Lankan elephants retreat from the sound of disturbed Asian honey bees by King, Lucy, Pardo, Michael, Weerathunga, Sameera, Kumara, T.V., Jayasena, Nilmini, Soltis, Joseph, de Silva, Shermin

“…Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) are threatened primarily by habitat loss and human–elephant conflict. In addition to establishing protected areas and…”
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Controlling for behavioural state reveals social dynamics among male African elephants, Loxodonta africana by Goldenberg, Shifra Z., de Silva, Shermin, Rasmussen, Henrik B., Douglas-Hamilton, Iain, Wittemyer, George

“…The drivers of social affiliation may vary over time as individuals change their goals with respect to changing environments or physical condition. Studies of…”
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