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ToolsMelton, D.A., Cooper, S.M. and Whittington, A. E., 1989. The diet of bushpigs in a sugarcane agro-ecosystem. South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 19 (1), 48 - 51.
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Abstract
Bushpigs, Potamochoerus porcus, in a sugar-farming area of Natal, South Africa, were found to be omnivorous, but plant material dominated their diet year round. Sugar-cane stem was the main item identified in faeces collected on farmland during all seasons and in faeces from adjacent forest during winter and spring. Fruits were probably preferred to sugar cane by animals defecating in the forest during summer and autumn.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 2410-7220 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | agroecosystem; bush pig; crop damage; diet; Suidae |
| Group: | Faculty of Science & Technology |
| ID Code: | 29344 |
| Deposited By: | Symplectic RT2 |
| Deposited On: | 13 Jun 2017 08:52 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Mar 2022 14:05 |
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