The recent and ever-growing problem of boar (Sus scrofa forms including wild boar, hybrid
and feral pig) expansion is a very complex issue in wildlife management. The damages …

Decomposing variation in juvenile recruitment is a key component of understanding
population dynamics for partially migratory ungulates. We investigated reproductive …

Only scanty and outdated knowledge is available on the food habits of the Apennine brown
bear (Ursus arctos marsicanus) population, despite its critical conservation status. Based on …

Abstract The Brown bear (Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758) occupies contiguous areas in
Eastern and Northern Europe. In Western Europe, the largest remnant populations occur in …

This comprehensive species-specific chapter covers all aspects of the mammalian biology,
including paleontology, physiology, genetics, reproduction and development, ecology …

Background The goal of this study was describing the temporal evolution of Aujeszky's
disease virus (ADV) contact prevalence among Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa) populations …

With the expansion of human activities and increasingly effective protection of biodiversity,
human-wildlife conflicts (HWCs) are increasing. Determining the patterns and causes of …

Due to altered agricultural and hunting policies, anthropogenic food recently became more
accessible for bears in Slovakia. Supplementary feeding of ungulates and cereal/maize …

Predation is a very powerful force that shapes many ungulate traits. It is widely known that
increasing vigilance intensity is costly and leads to a decline of forage intake. Consequently …

Prey must balance resource acquisition with predator avoidance for survival and
reproduction. To reduce risk of predation, prey may avoid areas with high predator use, but if …