title: Structure of African elephant populations.
abstract: The structure of elephant populations from east and south Africa has been analyzed by Georgiadis et al. (1994) on the basis of restriction site variation of mitochondrial DNA. They used F statistics based on identity by descent in tests for subdivision and reached the conclusion that there was a significant differentiation at the continental level, but that "populations were not significantly subdivided at the regional levels." The data were reanalyzed by Monte-Carlo permutation tests where population subdivision was tested by using F statistics based on partitioning the total haplotype diversity among populations. This resulted in identical conclusions at the continental level, but revealed in addition a significant subdivision at the regional level indicating haplotype frequency differences among the populations.
authors.affiliation: Arboretum, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Hørsholm, Denmark.
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Siegismund
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Arctander
mesh_terms: D000351:Africa, Eastern; D000353:Africa, Southern; D000818:Animals; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D004606:Elephants / Q000235:genetics*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005843:Geography; D006239:Haplotypes; D015183:Restriction Mapping
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial