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Using Genetic Profiles of African Forest Elephants to Infer Population Structure, Movements, and Habitat Use in a Conservation and Development Landscape in Gabon

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dc.contributor.author Eggert, L. S. en
dc.contributor.author Buij, R. en
dc.contributor.author Lee, M. E. en
dc.contributor.author Campbell, P. en
dc.contributor.author Dallmeier, Francisco en
dc.contributor.author Fleischer, Robert C. en
dc.contributor.author Alonso, Alfonso en
dc.contributor.author Maldonado, Jesús E. en
dc.date.accessioned 2014-02-24T20:25:29Z
dc.date.available 2014-02-24T20:25:29Z
dc.date.issued 2014
dc.identifier.citation Eggert, L. S., Buij, R., Lee, M. E., Campbell, P., Dallmeier, Francisco, Fleischer, Robert C., Alonso, Alfonso, and Maldonado, Jesús E. 2014. "<a href="https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/21831">Using Genetic Profiles of African Forest Elephants to Infer Population Structure, Movements, and Habitat Use in a Conservation and Development Landscape in Gabon</a>." <em>Conservation Biology</em>. 28 (1):107&ndash;118. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12161">https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12161</a> en
dc.identifier.issn 0888-8892
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10088/21831
dc.description.abstract Conservation of wide-ranging species, such as the African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), depends on fully protected areas and multiple-use areas (MUA) that provide habitat connectivity. In the Gamba Complex of Protected Areas in Gabon, which includes 2 national parks separated by a MUA containing energy and forestry concessions, we studied forest elephants to evaluate the importance of the MUA to wide-ranging species. We extracted DNA from elephant dung samples and used genetic information to identify over 500 individuals in the MUA and the parks. We then examined patterns of nuclear microsatellites and mitochondrial control-region sequences to infer population structure, movement patterns, and habitat use by age and sex. Population structure was weak but significant, and differentiation was more pronounced during the wet season. Within the MUA, males were more strongly associated with open habitats, such as wetlands and savannas, than females during the dry season. Many of the movements detected within and between seasons involved the wetlands and bordering lagoons. Our results suggest that the MUA provides year-round habitat for some elephants and additional habitat for others whose primary range is in the parks. With the continuing loss of roadless wilderness areas in Central Africa, well-managed MUAs will likely be important to the conservation of wide-ranging species.Utilización de Perfiles Genéticos de Elefantes Africanos para Inferir su Estructura Poblacional, Movimientos y Uso del Hábitat en un Paisaje con Conservación y Desarrollo en Gabón Resumenfgs en
dc.relation.ispartof Conservation Biology en
dc.title Using Genetic Profiles of African Forest Elephants to Infer Population Structure, Movements, and Habitat Use in a Conservation and Development Landscape in Gabon en
dc.type Journal Article en
dc.identifier.srbnumber 117701
dc.identifier.doi 10.1111/cobi.12161
rft.jtitle Conservation Biology
rft.volume 28
rft.issue 1
rft.spage 107
rft.epage 118
dc.description.SIUnit NH-Vertebrate Zoology en
dc.description.SIUnit NMNH en
dc.description.SIUnit NZP en
dc.description.SIUnit Peer-reviewed en
dc.citation.spage 107
dc.citation.epage 118


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