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Nature Genetics 37, 96–100 (1 January 2005) | doi:10.1038/ng1485

Cytonuclear genomic dissociation in African elephant species

Alfred L Roca , Nicholas Georgiadis & Stephen J O'Brien

African forest and savanna elephants are distinct species separated by a hybrid zone. Because hybridization can affect the systematic and conservation status of populations, we examined gene flow between forest and savanna elephants at 21 African locations.