Adiposity and Reproductive Cycling Status in Zoo African Elephants.

Daniella E ChusydJanine L BrownCatherine HamblyMaria S JohnsonKari MorfeldAmit PatkiJohn R SpeakmanDavid B AllisonTim R Nagy

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2018)

Deuterium dilution appears to be an available technique to measure body composition in African elephants. In this sample, fat was not associated with cyclicity status, and age may be more important to cyclicity status.

Keyphrases

body composition
resistance training
bone mineral density
metabolic syndrome
high intensity
liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry
body mass index
high resolution
mass spectrometry
postmenopausal women