Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxivPreprint
Sociality shapes context-dependent stress responses to anthropogenic disturbance in African elephants
Kyla R. Funk, Levi Newediuk, Leslie Robert Brown…·Eric Vander Wal
This study shows that social factors influence stress responses to human disturbance in African elephants, with rank and social connections affecting glucocorticoid levels depending on environmental conditions.
DOI 10.64898/2026.09.30.755628