Age estimation of captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) based on DNA methylation: An exploratory analysis using methylation-sensitive high-resolution melting (MS-HRM)

• Kana Arai,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7228-6386

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• Huiyuan Qi,

  Roles Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

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• Miho Inoue-Murayama

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: murayama.miho.5n@kyoto-u.ac.jp

  Affiliation Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4249-876X

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