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African bush elephant: References & Edit History

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  • Adam Volle
    Adam Volle is a freelance writer and editor based in Atlanta, Georgia. 

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Invalidated site: BMC Ecology and Evolution - Complex phylogeographic history of central African forest elephants and its implications for taxonomy. Oct 16, 2026
Add new Web site: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance - LibGuides at International Environment Library Consortium - African Elephants (Loxodonta africana and L. cyclotis) Fact Sheet: Summary. Dec 27, 2025
Add new Web site: The Maryland Zoo - African Savanna Elephant. Aug 14, 2025
Add new Web site: BMC Ecology and Evolution - Complex phylogeographic history of central African forest elephants and its implications for taxonomy. Jul 03, 2025
Add new Web site: Nature - Scientific Reports - African forest elephant movements depend on time scale and individual behavior. Apr 09, 2025
Add new Web site: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library - African Elephants (Loxodonta africana and L. cyclotis) Fact Sheet: Summary. Feb 25, 2025
Add new Web site: DigitalCommons at WayneState - Living African elephants belong to two species: Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach, 1797) and Loxodonta cyclotis (Matschie, 1900) (PDF). Jan 03, 2025
Add new Web site: ScholarWorks at GVSU - The Impacts of African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) on Biodiversity within Protected Areas of Africa and a Review of Management Options. Sep 27, 2024
Add new Web site: CORE - African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) as an example of a herbivore making movement choices based on nutritional needs (PDF). Aug 16, 2024
Add new Web site: International Fund for Animal Welfare - Meet the African savannah elephant (African bush elephant). Apr 26, 2024
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Microbiology - Conserved core microbiota in managed and free-ranging Loxodonta africana elephants. Feb 02, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) as an example of a herbivore making movement choices based on nutritional needs. Dec 16, 2023
Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - African Bush Elephant. Jul 12, 2023
Add new Web site: Animal Diversity Web - African bush elephant. May 06, 2023
New article added. Mar 09, 2023
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