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Shifra Z. Goldenberg

Observed names: Goldenberg, Shifra Z., S. Z. Goldenberg, Shifra Goldenberg, Shifra Z Goldenberg, Shifra Zipporah Goldenberg, Shifra Z. Goldenberg
Observed institutions: Zoological Society of San Diego, Save the Elephants, University of Michigan, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, Colorado State University
ORCID: 0000-0002-9468-8920
Observed ORCID: 0000-0002-9468-8920
OpenAlex ID: A5059146215
Research Priorities from Animal Behaviour for Maximising Conservation Progress
2016 · Alison L. Greggor, Oded Berger-Tal, et al. · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 193
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Vertical Transmission of Social Roles Drives Resilience to Poaching in Elephant Networks
2015 · Shifra Z. Goldenberg, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, et al. · Current Biology · 115
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Increasing conservation translocation success by building social functionality in released populations
2019 · Shifra Z. Goldenberg, Megan A. Owen, et al. · Global Ecology and Conservation · 85
Elephant behavior toward the dead: A review and insights from field observations
2019 · Shifra Z. Goldenberg, George Wittemyer · Primates · 74
Controlling for behavioural state reveals social dynamics among male African elephants, Loxodonta africana
2014 · Shifra Z. Goldenberg, Shermin de Silva, et al. · Animal Behaviour · 64
Orphaned female elephant social bonds reflect lack of access to mature adults
2017 · Shifra Z. Goldenberg, George Wittemyer · Scientific Reports · 44
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Challenges of using behavior to monitor anthropogenic impacts on wildlife: a case study on illegal killing of African elephants
2016 · S. Z. Goldenberg, I. Douglas-Hamilton, et al. · Animal Conservation · 41
Inter-generational change in African elephant range use is associated with poaching risk, primary productivity and adult mortality
2018 · Shifra Z. Goldenberg, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 39
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Poaching of African elephants indirectly decreases population growth through lowered orphan survival
2021 · Jenna M. Parker, Colleen T. Webb, et al. · Current Biology · 37
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Orphaning and natal group dispersal are associated with social costs in female elephants
2018 · Shifra Z. Goldenberg, George Wittemyer · Animal Behaviour · 35
Behavioral patterns of bats at a wind turbine confirm seasonality of fatality risk
2021 · Shifra Z. Goldenberg, Paul M. Cryan, et al. · Ecology and Evolution · 25
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Revisiting the 4 R’s: Improving post-release outcomes for rescued mammalian wildlife by fostering behavioral competence during rehabilitation
2022 · Shifra Z. Goldenberg, Jenna M. Parker, et al. · Frontiers in Conservation Science · 23
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Strongylid infection varies with age, sex, movement and social factors in wild African elephants
2019 · Jenna M. Parker, Shifra Z. Goldenberg, et al. · Parasitology · 16
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Entry and aggregation at a Central African bai reveal social patterns in the elusive forest elephant Loxodonta cyclotis
2020 · Shifra Z. Goldenberg, Andrea K. Turkalo, et al. · Animal Behaviour · 15
Social integration of translocated wildlife: a case study of rehabilitated and released elephant calves in northern Kenya
2022 · Shifra Z. Goldenberg, Stephen M. Chege, et al. · Mammalian Biology · 14
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Manipulating animal social interactions to enhance translocation impact
2023 · Alison L. Greggor, Shifra Z. Goldenberg · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 11
Diatom response to the whole lake manipulation of a eutrophic urban impoundment
2012 · Shifra Z. Goldenberg, John T. Lehman · Hydrobiologia · 11
Genomic resources for Asian ( Elephas maximus ) and African savannah elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) conservation and health research
2023 · Natalia A Prado, Ellie E Armstrong, et al. · Journal of Heredity · 10
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Adrenal and metabolic hormones demonstrate risk–reward trade-offs for African elephants foraging in human-dominated landscapes
2024 · Sandy Oduor, Nathaniel N Gichuki, et al. · Conservation Physiology · 9
Movement of Rehabilitated African Elephant Calves Following Soft Release Into a Wildlife Sanctuary
2021 · Shifra Z. Goldenberg, Nathan Hahn, et al. · Frontiers in Conservation Science · 8
Assessing neophobia and exploration while accounting for social context: an example application in scimitar-horned oryx
2022 · Katherine Mertes, Catherine A. Ressijac, et al. · Mammalian Biology · 6
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Socializing a group of male Asian elephants in a semi-captive facility in Lao PDR
2025 · Ana Belén López Pérez, Janine L. Brown, et al. · PLoS ONE · 2
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Ivory poaching, sociality, and the role of behavior in conservation
2016 · Goldenberg, Shifra Z., Wittemyer, George, et al. · Digital Collections of Colorado (Colorado State University) · 2
Livestock exposure, seasonal diet shifts, host individual and time correlate with wild African savannah elephant gut microbiome diversity
2026 · Jenna Marie Parker, Candace Lareine Williams, et al. · Royal Society Open Science · 1
Higher fecal glucocorticoid and triiodothyronine metabolite concentrations are associated with agricultural use in male African savanna elephants
2025 · Sandy Oduor, Janine L. Brown, et al. · Global Ecology and Conservation · 1
Works count: 35
Citation count: 881
H-index: 14
I10-index: 18
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