The genomic impact of population connectivity and decline in Africa's elephants.

Pečnerová P, Ishida Y, Garcia-Erill G, Bertola LD, Santander CG, Liu X, Brüniche-Olsen A, Khan A, Hennelly LM, Balboa RF, Lin L, Rasmussen MS, Wang X, Schubert M, Al-Chaer A, Urbaniak S, Nobuta K, Treadup S, Viaud-Martinez KA, de Flamingh A, Malhi RS, Bird S, Ting N, Watsa M, Tchamba MN, Bourgeois S, Thouless C, Douglas-Hamilton I, Wittemyer G, Van Coeverden de Groot PJ, Muwanika VB, Masembe C, Georgiadis NJ, Hvilsom C, Heller R, Siegismund HR, Roca AL

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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-71262-w
Published: 2026 Apr 16
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41467-026-71262-w,
  title = {The genomic impact of population connectivity and decline in Africa's elephants.},
  author = {Pečnerová P and Ishida Y and Garcia-Erill G and Bertola LD and Santander CG and Liu X and Brüniche-Olsen A and Khan A and Hennelly LM and Balboa RF and Lin L and Rasmussen MS and Wang X and Schubert M and Al-Chaer A and Urbaniak S and Nobuta K and Treadup S and Viaud-Martinez KA and de Flamingh A and Malhi RS and Bird S and Ting N and Watsa M and Tchamba MN and Bourgeois S and Thouless C and Douglas-Hamilton I and Wittemyer G and Van Coeverden de Groot PJ and Muwanika VB and Masembe C and Georgiadis NJ and Hvilsom C and Heller R and Siegismund HR and Roca AL},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Nature communications},
  doi = {10.1038/s41467-026-71262-w},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-71262-w}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - The genomic impact of population connectivity and decline in Africa's elephants.
AU  - Pečnerová P
AU  - Ishida Y
AU  - Garcia-Erill G
AU  - Bertola LD
AU  - Santander CG
AU  - Liu X
AU  - Brüniche-Olsen A
AU  - Khan A
AU  - Hennelly LM
AU  - Balboa RF
AU  - Lin L
AU  - Rasmussen MS
AU  - Wang X
AU  - Schubert M
AU  - Al-Chaer A
AU  - Urbaniak S
AU  - Nobuta K
AU  - Treadup S
AU  - Viaud-Martinez KA
AU  - de Flamingh A
AU  - Malhi RS
AU  - Bird S
AU  - Ting N
AU  - Watsa M
AU  - Tchamba MN
AU  - Bourgeois S
AU  - Thouless C
AU  - Douglas-Hamilton I
AU  - Wittemyer G
AU  - Van Coeverden de Groot PJ
AU  - Muwanika VB
AU  - Masembe C
AU  - Georgiadis NJ
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P, P., Y, I., G, G., LD, B., CG, S., X, L., A, B., A, K., LM, H., RF, B., L, L., MS, R., X, W., M, S., A, A., S, U., K, N., S, T., KA, V., A, D. F., RS, M., S, B., N, T., M, W., MN, T., S, B., C, T., I, D., G, W., PJ, V. C. D. G., VB, M., C, M., NJ, G., C, H., R, H., HR, S., & AL, R. (2026). The genomic impact of population connectivity and decline in Africa's elephants.. Nature communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-71262-w

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