Phenotype matching and inbreeding avoidance in African elephants

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 4421-4423

  Moore, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Elephants; Inbreeding avoidance; Mate choice

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ELEPHANT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; INBREEDING; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; ELEPHANTS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; INBREEDING; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SEX FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 35448962136     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03560.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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