Assessment of Body Condition in African (Loxodonta africana) and Asian (Elephas maximus) Elephants in North American Zoos and Management Practices Associated with High Body Condition Scores

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Kari A. Morfeld ,

* E-mail: karimorfeld@yahoo.com

Affiliations Lincoln Children’s Zoo, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America, Center for Species Survival, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Front Royal, Virginia, United States of America
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Cheryl L. Meehan,

Affiliation AWARE Institute, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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Jennifer N. Hogan,

Affiliation AWARE Institute, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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Janine L. Brown

Affiliation Center for Species Survival, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Front Royal, Virginia, United States of America
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