Calculation of longevity and life expectancy in captive elephants

Zoo Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 365-373

  Wiese, Robert J ^a,b   Willis, Kevin ^a,b  

^a Fort Worth Zoo ^*  (United States)

^b Minnesota Zoological Garden   (United States)

Author keywords

Elephas maximus; Loxodonta africana; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

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

EID: 4544378526     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20011     Document Type: Article

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