Life-history patterns in female wild boars (Sus scrofa): Mother-daughter postweaning associations

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 474-480

  Kaminski, G ^a,b   Brandt, S ^b   Baubet, E ^b   Baudoin, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^b OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POPULATION STATISTICS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

LIFE-HISTORY PATTERNS; LITTERS; MATERNAL AGE; SPECIES;

BIOLOGY;

LIFE HISTORY; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; UNGULATE;

SUS SCROFA; UNGULATA;

EID: 22744432851     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z05-019     Document Type: Article

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