Age specific fecundity, litter size, and sex ratio in the Chacoan peccary (Catagonus wagneri)

Zoo Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 301-307

  Yahnke, Christopher J ^a,b   Unger, Jakob ^c   Lohr, Bridget ^b   Meritt, Dennis A ^d   Heuschele, Werner ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c De Paul University ^*  (Canada)

^d DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Captive breeding; Chaco; Reproductive biology; Tagu

Indexed keywords

CATAGONUS WAGNERI; CHACO; TAYASSUIDAE;

EID: 0031506030     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2361(1997)16:4<301::aid-zoo2>3.0.co;2-e     Document Type: Article

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