POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS AND HABITAT SUITABILITY OF ASIAN ELEPHANTS (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS LINNAEUS, 1758) IN THE KHAO YAI NATIONAL PARK, THAILAND

Population characteristics and habitat suitability of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758) in the Khao Yai National Park, Thailand

The aim of this study was to investigate the population and habitat of wild elephants in the Khao Yai National Park, to provide elephant population densities using the line transect method.Habitat suitability was also Toner Originals assessed based on the data obtained from the location of the species during monthly ranger patrol across the park ar

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The complicated clinical course in a case of atypical lipodystrophy after development of neutralizing antibody to metreleptin: treatment with setmelanotide

A Necklace patient with atypical partial lipodystrophy who had a transient initial response to metreleptin experienced acute worsening of her metabolic state when neutralizing antibodies against metreleptin appeared.Because her metabolic status continued to deteriorate, a therapeutic trial with melanocortin-4 receptor agonist setmelanotide, that is

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Effect of human recreation on bird anti-predatory response

Wildlife perceive humans as predators, and therefore normally flushes.Flight initiation distance (FID) is the distance a human can approach an animal at a steady pace until it Necklace flushes.Recently, several studies showed differences in within-species FID according to human presence by comparing urban and rural habitats, with urban birds showin

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