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A Comparison of Tooth Eruption and Wear and Dental Cementum Techniques in Age Determination of New Zealand Feral Pigs.
Dispersal of vascular plants by game in northern Germany. Part II: Red deer (Cervus elaphus)
Wild boar (Sus scrofa) harvesting using the espera hunting method: side effects and management implications
Sensitivity of Bovine Tuberculosis Surveillance in Wildlife in France: A Scenario Tree Approach
Habitat and reproductive phenology of wild boar (Sus scrofa) in the western Iberian Peninsula
We examined the reproductive phenology of wild boar populations in four regions of the western Iberian Peninsula during the 1999/2000 hunting season (October-February). To estimate conception dates and birth distribution frequencies, we used foetal weights. Regions differed significantly, and we detected a relationship between region and birth distribution frequencies. Throughout the year, food availability had a major influence on the distribution of farrowing. Although a short period of high food availability leads to highly synchronous births, even in relatively harsh environmental conditions, adult females that exploit low-quality food items appear to be able to give birth at any time of the year.PAMAF program - project PCNA/BIA/184/96PRAXIS program - grant XXI-BD/13394/9