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Older bull elephants control young males

Slotow, Rob, van Dyk, Gus, Poole, Joyce, Page, Bruce, Klocke, Andre·2000·Nature

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  • Previous studies have reported that high-ranking musth males can suppress musth in lower-ranking males.

    “Previous studies have reported that high-ranking musth males can suppress musth in lower-ranking males [21,57,58].”
  • Re-introducing older bulls to quell young males' violence ceased hyperaggression and abnormally early musth cycles.

    “The critical role of older males in normal social development was clearly demonstrated when researchers re-introduced older bulls to quell the young males' violence. Hyperaggression and abnormally early musth cycles (periods of sexual activity and hormonal shifts) both ceased.”

    From Elephant breakdown. (2005) · cites this paper as Slotow, R. et al. Nature 408, 425-426 (2000)

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Authors
Slotow, R., van Dyk, G., Poole, J., Page, B., & Klocke, A.
Affiliations
University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Corresponding author
Slotow, Rob
Venue
Nature
Published
2000-11
Volume
408
Issue
6811
Pages
425-426
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
OpenAlex
W1669798892
Cited by
187
References
7
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 5
FWCI
1.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Primate Behavior and Ecology
Keywords
Loxodonta africana, musth, white rhinoceros
MeSH terms
Aging, Animals, Elephants, Male, Perissodactyla, Sexual Behavior, Animal, Testosterone

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