Reproduction of feral pigs in Southern Texas

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1325-1331

  Taylor, Richard B ^a   Hellgren, Eric C ^b   Gabor, Timothy M ^c,d   Ilse, Linda M ^b  

^a TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding; Fecundity; Feral pigs; Gulf Coast Prairies; Reproduction; South Texas Plains; Sus scrofa

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005918948     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1383024     Document Type: Article

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