Paper on the evolution of tusklessness in African elephants published in Science!

The first paper from our collaborative research on the causes and consequences of tusklessness among female elephants in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique, was published today in Science! Check out the paper here, and the associated perspective piece in Science here. The paper has been receiving media attention from across the globe. Check out stories, in the New York Times, Scientific American, The Guardian, CNN, and Nature for a sampling of the coverage. You can also watch Trevor Noah cover our work on the Daily Show here.

Ryan Long