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