Differences in spatial genetic population structure between African and Asian elephant (Loxodonta africana, Elephas maximus) as revealed by sequence analysis of the mitochondrial Cyt b gene

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 43, Issue 5 SUPPL., 1998, Pages 123-134

  Tiedemann, Ralph ^a   Kurt, Fred ^a   Haberhauer, Alois ^a   Hartl, Günther B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cytochrome b; Elephas maximus; Human impact; Isolation by distance; Loxodonta africana

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000280037     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/AT.arch.98-38     Document Type: Article

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