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Title: | Habitat and reproductive phenology of wild boar (Sus scrofa) in the western Iberian Peninsula |
Author: | Santos, P. Fernandez-Llario, P. Fonseca, C. Monzon, A. Bento, P. Soares, A. M. V. M. Mateos-Quesada, P. Petrucci-Fonseca, F. |
Keywords: | Sus scrof Birth frequency distribution Hunting season Mediterranean Ibero Atlantic Province |
Issue Date: | 2006 |
Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
Abstract: | We examined the reproductive phenology of wild boar populations in four regions of the western Iberian Peninsula during the 1999/2000 hunting season (October-February). To estimate conception dates and birth distribution frequencies, we used foetal weights. Regions differed significantly, and we detected a relationship between region and birth distribution frequencies. Throughout the year, food availability had a major influence on the distribution of farrowing. Although a short period of high food availability leads to highly synchronous births, even in relatively harsh environmental conditions, adult females that exploit low-quality food items appear to be able to give birth at any time of the year. |
Peer review: | yes |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10773/5326 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10344-005-0025-z |
ISSN: | 1612-4642 |
Appears in Collections: | DBio - Artigos PT Mar - Artigos |
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