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Intraspecific aggression results in death of a collared peccary
Author(s) -
Lochmiller Robert L.,
Grant W. E.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
zoo biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1098-2361
pISSN - 0733-3188
DOI - 10.1002/zoo.1430010211
Subject(s) - biology , intraspecific competition , zoology , adult male , aggression , ecology , endocrinology , psychology , psychiatry
An adult male collared peccary ( Dicotyles tajacu ) caught from the wild was released into an outdoor enclosure containing 12 other wild adult peccaries. The introduced male died of severe infection as a result of scrotal wounds inflicted by resident peccaries.

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