First Advisor

Deborah A. Duffield

Term of Graduation

Winter 1990

Date of Publication

1-19-1990

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (M.S.) in Biology

Department

Biology

Language

English

Subjects

DNA fingerprinting, Asiatic elephant

DOI

10.15760/etd.5850

Physical Description

1 online resource (3, ix, 54 pages)

Abstract

This thesis examined the effectiveness of DNA fingerprinting analysis for paternity ascertainment and the establishment of relatedness of captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximas). Eighteen Asian elephants from three North American zoos were examined. Thirteen of these elephants were wild caught. Relationships between these elephants and the remaining elephants born in captivity were known.

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