title: Heart rate variability in relation to stress in the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus).
abstract: This study describes a safe, reliable, and accessible means to measure heart rate (HR) and HR variability (HRV) and evaluates the use of HRV as a physiological correlate of stress in the Asian elephant. A probabilistic model indicates that HRV measurements may adequately distinguish between stressed and non-stressed elephants.
authors.affiliation: G.I.V. (Vézina-Audette, Theoret), Département de sciences cliniques, CHUV - Anesthésiologie - Hôpital des animaux de compagnie (Burns), Département de biomédecine vétérinaire (Theoret), Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, St-Hyacinthe, Québec J2S 8H5; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI), Ottawa Hospital - General Campus Room 6371, 501 Smyth Road - Box 708, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6 (Herry); CHU Sainte-Justine, 3175 Chemin de la Côte Saint-Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1C5 (Frasch); ElefantAsia 10 rue des Nonnains d'Yères Paris 75004, Elephant Conservation Center, Xayaboury, Lao Popular Democratic Republic (PDR) (Chave).
authors.forename: Raphaël
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vézina-Audette
authors.affiliation: G.I.V. (Vézina-Audette, Theoret), Département de sciences cliniques, CHUV - Anesthésiologie - Hôpital des animaux de compagnie (Burns), Département de biomédecine vétérinaire (Theoret), Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, St-Hyacinthe, Québec J2S 8H5; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI), Ottawa Hospital - General Campus Room 6371, 501 Smyth Road - Box 708, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6 (Herry); CHU Sainte-Justine, 3175 Chemin de la Côte Saint-Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1C5 (Frasch); ElefantAsia 10 rue des Nonnains d'Yères Paris 75004, Elephant Conservation Center, Xayaboury, Lao Popular Democratic Republic (PDR) (Chave).
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Herry
authors.affiliation: G.I.V. (Vézina-Audette, Theoret), Département de sciences cliniques, CHUV - Anesthésiologie - Hôpital des animaux de compagnie (Burns), Département de biomédecine vétérinaire (Theoret), Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, St-Hyacinthe, Québec J2S 8H5; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI), Ottawa Hospital - General Campus Room 6371, 501 Smyth Road - Box 708, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6 (Herry); CHU Sainte-Justine, 3175 Chemin de la Côte Saint-Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1C5 (Frasch); ElefantAsia 10 rue des Nonnains d'Yères Paris 75004, Elephant Conservation Center, Xayaboury, Lao Popular Democratic Republic (PDR) (Chave).
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.affiliation: G.I.V. (Vézina-Audette, Theoret), Département de sciences cliniques, CHUV - Anesthésiologie - Hôpital des animaux de compagnie (Burns), Département de biomédecine vétérinaire (Theoret), Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, St-Hyacinthe, Québec J2S 8H5; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI), Ottawa Hospital - General Campus Room 6371, 501 Smyth Road - Box 708, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6 (Herry); CHU Sainte-Justine, 3175 Chemin de la Côte Saint-Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1C5 (Frasch); ElefantAsia 10 rue des Nonnains d'Yères Paris 75004, Elephant Conservation Center, Xayaboury, Lao Popular Democratic Republic (PDR) (Chave).
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frasch
authors.affiliation: G.I.V. (Vézina-Audette, Theoret), Département de sciences cliniques, CHUV - Anesthésiologie - Hôpital des animaux de compagnie (Burns), Département de biomédecine vétérinaire (Theoret), Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, St-Hyacinthe, Québec J2S 8H5; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI), Ottawa Hospital - General Campus Room 6371, 501 Smyth Road - Box 708, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6 (Herry); CHU Sainte-Justine, 3175 Chemin de la Côte Saint-Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1C5 (Frasch); ElefantAsia 10 rue des Nonnains d'Yères Paris 75004, Elephant Conservation Center, Xayaboury, Lao Popular Democratic Republic (PDR) (Chave).
authors.forename: Emmanuelle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chave
authors.affiliation: G.I.V. (Vézina-Audette, Theoret), Département de sciences cliniques, CHUV - Anesthésiologie - Hôpital des animaux de compagnie (Burns), Département de biomédecine vétérinaire (Theoret), Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, St-Hyacinthe, Québec J2S 8H5; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI), Ottawa Hospital - General Campus Room 6371, 501 Smyth Road - Box 708, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6 (Herry); CHU Sainte-Justine, 3175 Chemin de la Côte Saint-Catherine, Montréal, Québec H3T 1C5 (Frasch); ElefantAsia 10 rue des Nonnains d'Yères Paris 75004, Elephant Conservation Center, Xayaboury, Lao Popular Democratic Republic (PDR) (Chave).
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Theoret
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004566:Electrodes / Q000662:veterinary; D004606:Elephants / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D000070276:Heart Rate Determination / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D013312:Stress, Physiological