Assessment of Flooring Renovations on African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) Behavior and Glucocorticoid Response

Sarah A. Boyle; Beth Roberts; Brittany M. Pope; Margaret R. Blake; Stephen E. Leavelle; Jennifer J. Marshall; Andrew Smith; Amanda Hadicke; Josephine F. Falcone; Katrina Knott; Andrew J. Kouba

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0141009

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Assessment of Flooring Renovations on African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) Behavior and Glucocorticoid Response

Sarah A. Boyle ,

* E-mail: sarahannboyle@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Biology, Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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Beth Roberts,

Affiliation Conservation and Research Department, Memphis Zoological Society, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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Brittany M. Pope,

Current address: Department of Biology, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Biology, Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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Margaret R. Blake,

Affiliation Department of Biology, Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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Stephen E. Leavelle,

Affiliation Department of Biology, Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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Jennifer J. Marshall,

Affiliation Department of Biology, Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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Andrew Smith,

Affiliation Conservation and Research Department, Memphis Zoological Society, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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Amanda Hadicke,

Affiliation Conservation and Research Department, Memphis Zoological Society, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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Josephine F. Falcone,

Affiliation Conservation and Research Department, Memphis Zoological Society, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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Katrina Knott,

Affiliation Conservation and Research Department, Memphis Zoological Society, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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Andrew J. Kouba

Affiliation Conservation and Research Department, Memphis Zoological Society, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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Assessment of Flooring Renovations on African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) Behavior and Glucocorticoid Response

Sarah A. Boyle,
Beth Roberts,
Brittany M. Pope,
Margaret R. Blake,
Stephen E. Leavelle,
Jennifer J. Marshall,
Andrew Smith,
Amanda Hadicke,
Josephine F. Falcone,
Katrina Knott

Published: November 4, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141009

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