Precocious puberty in male wild boars: a possible explanation for the dramatic population increase in Germany and Europe

Background The wild boar population in Europe is steadily growing, one of the reasons for this increase probably being the high reproductive potential of this large mammal. Population management is important to stabilise wild boar numbers and a great deal of attention is focusing on the reasons, whi...

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Main Authors: Claudia Maistrelli, Hanna Hüneke, Marion Langeheine, Oliver Keuling, Ursula Siebert, Ralph Brehm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2021-07-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/11798.pdf