Mitochondrial DNA analysis of two southern African elephant populations

Koedoe

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 85-88

  Essop, M F ^a   Hall Martin, A J ^b   Harley, E H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Addo Elephant National Park; Knysna; Kruger National Park; Loxodonta; mtDNA; Subspecies

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANT; LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 0003330843     PISSN: 00756458     EISSN: 20710771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/koedoe.v39i1.284     Document Type: Article

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