RANGING OF OLDER MALE ELEPHANTS INTRODUCED TO AN EXISTING SMALL POPULATION WITHOUT OLDER MALES: PILANESBERG NATIONAL PARK

Ranging of older male elephants introduced to an existing small population without older males: Pilanesberg National Park

The African elephant Loxodonta africana is one of the key components of African savanna.Not only do they play a crucial role in the ecosystem (Dublin et al.1990; Van de Vijver et al.1999), but they also provide one of the integral parts of sustainable conservation through ecotourism ORG HULLED BUCKWHEAT (e.g.Brown 1993) and consumptive utilisation

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Unusual towering elevation of troponin I after ST-elevation myocardial infarction and intensive monitoring with echocardiography post-percutaneous coronary intervention: a case report

Abstract Introduction The elevation of troponin levels directly corresponds to the extent of myocardial injury.Here we present a case of a robust rise in cardiac biomarkers that correspond to extensive damage to the myocardium but did not spell doom for our patient.It is important to note that, to the best of our knowledge, this is the highest leve

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Fourteen-year follow-up of a child with acroscyphodysplasia with emphasis on the need for multidisciplinary management: a case report

Abstract Background Acroscyphodysplasia has been described as a phenotypic variant of acrodysostosis type 2 and pseudohypoparathyroidism.In acrodysostosis, skeletal features can include brachydactyly, Pterostilbene facial hypoplasia, cone-shaped epiphyses, short stature, and advanced bone age.To date, reports on this disorder have focused on phenot

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