Morphological aspects and composition of African elephant (Loxodonta africana) ivory

Koedoe

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 57-64

  Raubemieimf, E J ^a  

^a MEDVNSA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Composition; Elephant ivory; Morphology

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANT; MORPHOLOGY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ELEPHANT; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 0033510101     PISSN: 00756458     EISSN: 20710771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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