Mortality of wild boar, Sus scrofa, in a Mediterranean area in relation to sex and age

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 242, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 394-400

  Massei, G ^a   Genov, P V ^b   Staines, B W ^a   Gorman, M L ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Bulgaria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030850083     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb05813.x     Document Type: Article

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