Assessment of African elephant (Loxodonta africana) molars and mandibles and their association with estimated age and sex

Introduction: Estimates of an elephant’s age are made by observing the movement of their molars through the mandible. Established ageing techniques have produced varying results and problems have been exacerbated by the difficulty of molar identification. Molar identification is made easier when th...

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Main Author: Fiona Stansfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IUCN 2016-07-01
Series:Pachyderm
Online Access:https://pachydermjournal.org/index.php/pachyderm/article/view/392
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