Post-bottleneck genetic diversity of elephant populations in South Africa, revealed using microsatellite analysis

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 2139-2149

  Whitehouse, Anna M ^a,b   Harley, Eric H ^b  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African elephant; Bottleneck; Genetic diversity; Genetic drift; Inbreeding; Microsatellites

Indexed keywords

BOTTLENECK; BREED; ELEPHANT; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HETEROZYGOSITY; MICROSATELLITE DNA; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; POLYMORPHIC LOCUS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALS; ELEPHANTS; GENE FREQUENCY; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; SOUTH AFRICA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0034815002     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0962-1083.2001.01356.x     Document Type: Article

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