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. 2016 Jul 14;11(7):e0154750. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154750

Table 2. Description of social life events recorded in studbooks.

Event Name Abbreviation Description
Age at Separation   The age of mother-offspring separations for captive-born elephants due to death of mother, transfer of mother or transfer of offspring
Transfers   Physical facility changes
Offspring Birth OffB Births of offspring to reproductively aged females (>8 yrs. old for African females; >5 yrs. old for Asian females)
Offspring Death OffD Deaths of offspring of parous females
Non-Offspring Birth Exposure (Females) ExpB(f) Non-offspring births at the same facility as female focal animals
Birth Exposure (Males) ExpB(m) Births (including offspring) at the same facility as male focal animals
Non-Offspring Death Exposure (Females) ExpD(f) Non-offspring deaths at the same facility as female focal animals
Non-Offspring Death Exposure (Males) ExpD(m) Deaths (including offspring) at the same facility as male focal animals