Reproductive performance of the wild boar in a mediterranean ecosystem under drought conditions

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 335-343

  Fernandez Llario P ^a   Carranza, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Do ana; Drought conditions; Fertility; Litter size; Mediterranean ecosystems; Reproductive phenology; Sus scrofa

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; MAMMAL; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT;

DONANA NATIONAL PARK; SPAIN;

EID: 0033667677     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2000.9522791     Document Type: Article

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