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Charif, R.A., Ramey, R.R., Langbauer, Jr., W.R., Payne, K.B., and Brown, L.M. (2005). Spatial relationships and matrilineal kinship in African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) clans. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 57(4): 327-338.

Payne, K., Thompson, M., and Kramer, L. (2003). Elephant calling patterns as indicators of group size and composition: The basis for an acoustic monitoring system, African Journal of Ecology 41(1): 99-107. Download PDF (298K)

Payne, K. (2003). Sources of social complexity in the three elephant species. In P. Tyack and F. De Waal (Eds.), Animal Social Complexity: Intelligence, Culture, and Individualized Societies. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press: 57-85. Link to book's site

Payne, K. (2001). Communicating over long distances. In D. MacDonald (Ed.), The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Link to book's site

Larom, D., Garstang, M., Payne, K. Raspet, R., and Lindeque, M. (1997). The influence of surface atmospheric conditions on the range and area reached by animal vocalizations. Journal of Experimental Biology 200: 421-431. Download PDF (472KB)

Weilgart, L., Whitehead, H., and Payne, K. (1996). A colossal convergence. American Scientist May/June: 278-287. Download PDF (69KB)

Payne, K. and Langbauer, Jr., W.R. (1992). Elephant communication. In J. Shoshani (Ed.), Elephants: Majestic Creatures of the Wild. Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, pp. 116-123.

Langbauer, Jr., W.R., Payne, K., Charif, R., Rapaport, E., and Osborn, F. (1991). African elephants respond to distant playbacks of low frequency conspecific calls. Journal of Experimental Biology 157: 35-46.

Langbauer, W.R., Jr., Payne, K., Charif, R. and Thomas, E. (1989). Responses of captive African elephants to playbacks of low-frequency calls. Canadian Journal of Zoology 67: 2604-2607.

Poole, J., Payne, K., Langbauer, Jr., W.R., and Moss, C. (1988). The social contexts of some very low-frequency calls of African elephants. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 22: 385-392.

Payne, K., Langbauer, Jr., W.R., and Thomas, E. (1986). Infrasonic calls of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 18: 297-301.

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