Application of molecular sexing to free-ranging Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) populations in southern India

Current Science

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1074-1077

  Vidya, T N C ^a   Roshan Kumar, V ^b   Arivazhagan, C ^a   Sukumar, R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b Administrative Management College Bangalore   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANT; ELEPHAS; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS;

EID: 4444351888     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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