Vol. 61 No. 1 (2006)
Articles

Chestnut fructification and wild boar reproduction in Apennine environment

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  • Marco Bucci,
  • Paolo Casanova
Marco Bucci
Laureato in Scienze Forestali ed Ambientali, collaboratore esterno
Paolo Casanova
Professore associato, docente di zoologia venatoria, Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Firenze

Published 2006-02-09

Keywords

  • chestnut tree,
  • reproduction,
  • wild boar

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Abstract

This research studies the relationship between the reproductive capacity of wild boar and different availability of chestnuts in the Apennine environment. Data on chestnut production for the period 2001-2003 was compared to
wild boar reproductive parameters obtained by slaughtering analyses. Results show that chestnut fructification is very important for wild boar reproduction and that the number of foetuses varies sensibly with food offer.
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