Adolescence in male African elephants, Loxodonta africana, and the importance of sociality

By K. Evans, S. Harris. 2008

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Female bisexual kinship ties maintain social cohesion in a dolphin network (2010, background): “In several long-lived social species, age has also been identified as a predictor of sociality, hierarchical rank and/or structure of associations (Hauser & Tyrrell 1984; McComb et al. 2001; Widdig et al. 2001; Corr 2003; Silk et al. 2006b; Evans & Harris 2008; Fraser et al. 2008).”
Association patterns of African elephants in all-male groups: the role of age and genetic relatedness (2011, background): “…associated frequently with males in the 30þ year age range, but males in the 10e19 age class did so less frequently, presumably becausemales 10e19 years of age spent less time in all-male groups andmore time in mixed groups or with their families (Poole 1982; Evans & Harris 2008; Lee et al. 2011).”