Reconciling apparent conflicts between mitochondrial and nuclear phylogenies in African elephants.

Conservation strategies for African elephants would be advanced by resolution of conflicting claims that they comprise one, two, three or four taxonomic groups, and by development of genetic markers that establish more incisively the provenance of confiscated ivory. We addressed these related issues...

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Main Authors: Yasuko Ishida, Taras K Oleksyk, Nicholas J Georgiadis, Victor A David, Kai Zhao, Robert M Stephens, Sergios-Orestis Kolokotronis, Alfred L Roca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3110795?pdf=render