Age Estimation, Growth, and Relationships between Body Dimensions of the Female African Elephant
- 20 February 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Mammalogy
- Vol. 49 (1), 22-31
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1377724
Abstract
Fifty-six female savanna African elephants (Loxodonta africana africana) were collected in western Uganda from November 1958 to April 1959. Ages of 32 elephants from which teeth were available were estimated using criteria of molar-usage intervals, degree of molar replacement, and extent of molar wear. Based upon these estimated ages and total body weights, a growth equation for female elephants up to 25 years in age was calculated. The correlation coefficient based upon measurements of 56 specimens between body weight and shoulder height is 0.99, and between body weight and body length is 0.97.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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