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Post-bottleneck genetic diversity of elephant populations in South Africa, revealed using microsatellite analysis.
Molecular ecology - 1 Sept 2001
Whitehouse A M, Harley E H
Abstract excerpt
Widespread hunting had fragmented and severely reduced elephant populations in South Africa by 1900. Elephant numbers increased during the 1900s, although rates of recovery of individual populations varied. The Kruger National Park elephant population increased rapidly, to more than 6000 by 1967, with recruitment boosted by immigration from Mozambique. The Addo Elephant National Park population was reduced to 11...
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