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Seasonal Distribution Of Higher Marine And Aquatic Fungi In The Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Scott Schatz
Seasonal Distribution Of Higher Marine And Aquatic Fungi In The Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Scott Schatz
Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations
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The Behaviour Of Swine, J. P. Signoret, B. A. Baldwin, D. Fraser, E. S. E. Hafez
The Behaviour Of Swine, J. P. Signoret, B. A. Baldwin, D. Fraser, E. S. E. Hafez
Mammalogy Collection
The pig was a forest-dwelling animal from the beginning of its history. In some parts of the world it has been domesticated for at least 7000 years. The European breeds of domestic swine were derived from the local wild pig, Sus scrofa. Herds ranged in pastures and forests and kept indoors only for fattening. The breeds in the Far East were derived from another wild pig, Sus vittatus, a smaller animal with shorter legs and a higher reproductive ability (Mohr 1960; Zeuner 1963). The two types interbred readily. The modem breeds of pig evolved from different crossings between the two …