Promiscuous mating in feral pigs (Sus scrofa) from Texas, USA

Wildlife Research

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 539-546

  Delgado Acevedo, Johanna ^a   Zamorano, Angeline ^a   DeYoung, Randy W ^a   Campbell, Tyler A ^a   Hewitt, David G ^a   Long, David B ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FERAL ORGANISM; GENETIC MARKER; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MATE GUARDING; PIG; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 78650611730     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR10052     Document Type: Article

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