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   Paternity in the Addo elephant population, South Africa. Is a single male monopolizing matings?

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Anna M. Whitehouse --- Terrestrial Ecology Research Unit, Department of Zoology, South Africa Eric H. Harley --- Department of Chemical Pathology, South Africa

   The hypothesis that a single dominant male (GAA) monopolized all matings within the elephant population of South Africa’s Addo Elephant National Park between 1982 and 1996 was tested using microsatellite analysis. In addition, behavioural data on male musth periods, female...

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   Ranging behaviour of elephants within a small, fenced area in Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Anna M. Whitehouse --- Terrestrial Ecology Research Unit, Department of Zoology, South Africa David S. Schoeman --- Department of Zoology, South Africa

   The elephant population (n = 324, December 2000) in Addo Elephant National Park (AENP), South Africa, is restricted to an area (103 km2) considerably smaller than most elephant ranges. The Addo elephants’ ranging behaviour was studied in order to determine...

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