大象的分布和种群,同位素和遗传学结合起来,为象牙热点跟踪提供了本地规模的特异性

Thure E Cerling1, Jory C Lerback1,2,3, Diego P Fernandez1

  • 1Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

概括

(Sr) 同位素增强了野生动物产品的基于DNA的来源追踪. 这项研究精确地将被扣押的象牙样本定位到肯尼亚和坦桑尼亚的特定地区,帮助野生动物法医.

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