Paternity in the Addo elephant population, South Africa. Is a single male monopolizing matings?

African Zoology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 247-253

  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

Elephant; Genetic diversity; Microsatellite; Musth; Paternity

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PATERNITY;

ADDO ELEPHANT NATIONAL PARK; EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ELEPHANT; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 0036818999     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2002.11657179     Document Type: Article

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