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Development and characterization of microsatellite markers in the African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis)

BACKGROUND: African elephants comprise two species, the savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) and the forest elephant (L. cyclotis), which are distinct morphologically and genetically. Forest elephants are seriously threatened by poaching for meat and ivory, and by habitat destruction. However, micr...

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Autores principales: Gugala, Natalie A., Ishida, Yasuko, Georgiadis, Nicholas J., Roca, Alfred L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4960834/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27456228
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-016-2167-3