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ArticleEcology and evolution2025

Exploring the Effects of Giraffe Skin Disease Limb Lesions on Locomotion.

N T Dunham, L M Bernstein-Kurtycz, J Manzak, A B Muneza, M B Brown, J Fennessy, P M Dennis, C J Kendall, K E Lukas

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

N T DunhamDivision of Conservation and Science Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Cleveland Ohio USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3721-3958
L M Bernstein-KurtyczLittle Rock Zoo Little Rock Arkansas USA.
J ManzakNorth Carolina Zoo Asheboro North Carolina USA.
A B MunezaGiraffe Conservation Foundation Windhoek Namibia.
M B BrownGiraffe Conservation Foundation Windhoek Namibia.
J FennessyGiraffe Conservation Foundation Windhoek Namibia.
P M DennisDivision of Conservation and Science Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Cleveland Ohio USA.
C J KendallNorth Carolina Zoo Asheboro North Carolina USA.
K E LukasDivision of Conservation and Science Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Cleveland Ohio USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Emerging skin diseases have severely impacted wildlife in recent decades, with consequences ranging from increased morbidity and mortality to local extinction and widespread biodiversity loss. Individuals that persist with various skin diseases can have sublethal consequences, including altered behavior and impaired locomotor function. Giraffe skin disease (GSD) is a condition that results in skin lesions of varying severity among different giraffe (

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gait kinematicsgiraffe skin diseaselocomotionMasai giraffe

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PMID40641483
PMCPMC12245478

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