Elephant behaviour and conservation: Social relationships, the effects of poaching, and genetic tools for management

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 765-778

  Archie, Elizabeth A ^a   Chiyo, Patrick I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

animal mating breeding systems; behaviour social evolution; conservation genetics; wildlife management

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ELEPHANT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; INBREEDING; PATERNITY; PEDIGREE; POPULATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ELEPHANTS; GENETIC VARIATION; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; INBREEDING; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PATERNITY; PEDIGREE; POPULATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA;

EID: 84855878556     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05237.x     Document Type: Review

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