Selection for Tuskless Elephants

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Keywords
Nature life science WNET Nat36 Naledi poaching ivory trade elephant conservation HHMI BioInteractive naledinewsletter tuskless elephants microevolution natural selection scientists at work evolution ecology conservation biology diversity of organisms nalediHHMI
Subjects
Science
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Selection for Tuskless Elephants

Learn how poaching is selecting for tuskless elephants who are more likely to survive, mate, and pass on their genes. This HHMI BioInteractive expands on the coverage of elephant conservation in NATURE: "Naledi: One Little Elephant."

For more from NATURE, check out the collection page or the NATURE Naledi page.
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PBS Learning Media

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