A novel UPLC-based method to identify elephant and mammoth ivory
Abstract The illegal ivory trade has led to a sharp decline in wild elephant populations in recent decades, while mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) ivory products have increasingly flooded the marketplace, complicating identification efforts by frontline law enforcement. Existing ivory identification...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2025-02-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-89678-7 |