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Genetic relatedness and disrupted social structure in a poached population of African elephants.

Molecular ecology - 1 Feb 2009

Gobush Kathleen, Kerr Ben, Wasser Samuel

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We use genetic measures of relatedness and observations of female bonding to examine the demographic signature of historically heavy poaching of a population of free-ranging African elephants. We collected dung samples to obtain DNA and observed behaviour from 102 elephant families over a 25-month period in 2003-2005 in Mikumi National Park, Tanzania. Poaching reduced the population by 75% in the decade prior to...

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PMID: 19175507
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.04043.x

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