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Estimating forest elephant age.
- Source :
- African Journal of Ecology; Sep2013, Vol. 51 Issue 3, p501-505, 5p, 1 Black and White Photograph, 3 Charts, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- The article presents a practical tool that can assure comparable metrics for the age of forest elephants at the Dzanga Clearing in the Central African Republic. It mentions that reliable individual identification was facilitated by making an identity card as every individual was encountered, recording physical features such as pattern of ear tears and sex. It states that adult males and females older than 40 years averaged 2.32 meters (m) and 1.97 m, respectively.
- Subjects :
- ELEPHANTS
AGE determination of animals
IDENTIFICATION cards
PACHYDERMS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01416707
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- African Journal of Ecology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 89023909
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12087