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Differences in age-specific mortality between wild-caught and captive-born Asian elephants

Wild-capture of numerous species is common for diverse purposes, including medical experiments, conservation, veterinary interventions and research, but little objective data exists on its consequences. We use exceptional demographic records on Asian elephants from timber camps in Myanmar to investi...

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Autores principales: Lahdenperä, Mirkka, Mar, Khyne U., Courtiol, Alexandre, Lummaa, Virpi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6081384/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30087336
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05515-8