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Loxodonta africana

African Elephant

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Containing group: Elephantidae

Other Names for Loxodonta africana

References

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Eggert, L. S., C. A. Rasner, and D. S. Woodruff. 2002. The evolution and phylogeography of the African elephant inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequence and nuclear microsatellite markers. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B 269(1504):1993-2006.

Eltringham, S.K. 1982. Elephants. Blandford Press, Poole, England.

Gaeth, A. P., R. V. Short, and M. B. Renfree. 1999. The developing renal, reproductive, and respiratory systems of the African elephant suggest an aquatic ancestry. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 96:5555-5558.

Hauf, J., P. J. Waddell, N. Chalwatzis, U. Joger, and F. K. Zimmermann. 1999. The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana), phylogenetic relationships of Proboscidea to other mammals, and D-loop heteroplasmy. Zoology - Analysis of Complex Systems 102:184-195.

Haynes, G. 1991. Mammoths, Mastodonts, and Elephants: Biology, Behavior, and the Fossil Record. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge and New York.

Roca, A. L., N. Georgiadis, J. Pecon-Slattery, and S. J. O'Brien. 2001. Genetic evidence for two species of elephant in Africa. Science 293(5534):1473-1477.

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Scientific Name Loxodonta africana
Location Khwai, Okavango Delta, Botswana
Comments elephant breeding herd
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