Mitochondrial DNA variation, phylogeography and population structure of the Asian elephant

Heredity

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 362-372

  Fernando, Prithiviraj ^a,b   Pfrender, Michael E ^a   Encalada, Sandra E ^a   Lande, Russell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian elephant; Elephas maximus; Mitochondrial DNA; Phylogeography; Population structure

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAPLOTYPE; INDIA; LAOS; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SRI LANKA; VIET NAM;

ELEPHANT; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; PHYLOGENETICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

(NORTH); INDIA; SRI LANKA; VIET NAM;

ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0034011230     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2540.2000.00674.x     Document Type: Article

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