Wild Pig Annotated Bibliography

335 Pages·2008·1.4 MB·English

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Annotated Bibliography of the
Wild Pig (Sus scrofa)

Environmental Information Document

John J. Mayer and C. Barry Shedrow

Environmental Services Section
Washington Savannah River Company
P. O. Box 616
Aiken, SC 29808

2007

Prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC09-96SR18500
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION 1

CLASSIFICATION CATEGORIES 2

ALPHABETIC LISTING OF REFERENCES 5

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 329

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INTRODUCTION

At present, wild pigs belonging to the species Sus scrofa are found worldwide in the non-polar regions of
the world. This species includes both native populations of Eurasian wild boar and introduced populations
of Eurasian wild boar, feral swine (wild pigs solely of domestic ancestry) and hybrids between wild boar
and feral swine. In spite of a well-known reputation as a destructive species, populations of wild-living Sus
scrofa continue to be established in new areas with the passage of time. Along with these new populations
come new challenges for land and environmental resource managers charged with controlling or managing
this invasive species.

In general, the more one knows about an invasive species, the better the chances of being able to either
control or possibly even eliminate the potential damage that these animals can do. The purpose of this
bibliography is to provide a ready access to the literature on wild pigs. This bibliography only includes
those references that specifically deal at least in part with wild pigs. Comparative studies of wild and
domestic pigs are also included. References that include only minimal information/discussions on wild
pigs, but are of a more general nature (e.g., a book on European mammals) are not included in this
compilation. In a few cases, applicable references on other species within the genus Sus (e.g., S.
celebensis, S. verrucosus, and S. bucculentus) have been included as sources of comparable information.
This bibliography also includes some general studies, of which the wild pig is the primary focus or species
under study. Because of the broad coverage attempted in this compilation, this bibliography is not, nor is it
intended to be, even a near complete assemblage of all of the literature on this species. This report is
simply intended to present the user with a place to start.

The sources of the references included in this bibliography were varied. As such, the references cover a
broad spectrum of topics including general biology, natural history, applied management, sport hunting and
folklore. The various citations range from professional scientific studies to popular anecdotal and fictional
accounts. Because of the global presence of populations of the various forms comprising this species, the
literature addressing the general subject of wild pigs is of an international origin. Translations of titles in
languages other than English have been provided.

This revision to the original report is only being produced in CD format. The CD format is set up to be
searchable by both the classification categories or by character strings (e.g., specific key words) determined
by the user.

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CLASSIFICATION CATEGORIES

In an effort to assist the users of this bibliography to find the references that they need, each of the citations
is followed by one or more subject categories. These categories include the following:

Archaeology/Paleontology

Articles dealing with studies of historic, subfossil and fossil accounts, descriptions or occurrences of
this species.

Behavior

Papers concerning all behaviors of this species in both the wild and captivity, including
aggression/fighting, activity patterns, breeding/farrowing, habitat preferences/requirements/use, home
range, loafing/resting, movement/radiotelemetry, nesting/bedding, rooting, social unit organization,
vocalizations, wallows/rubs, and specific behaviors.

Contamination

Papers that deal with analyses of wild pig body burdens of radionuclides, heavy metals, hazardous
materials and other environmentally or experimentally acquired constituents of concern. This category
includes those references involving human health risk assessments.

Control/Management

Papers dealing with the control and management of wild pig populations. This encompasses a wide
spectrum of topics ranging from the eradication of destructive populations to the management of
desired populations toward preservation/protection, as well as captive management/husbandry. This
category also includes age determination, capture/handling techniques, laws and regulations for this
species, trapping methods, immobilization drugs and their administration.

Damage

References that discuss the various environmental and economic impacts or destruction caused by this
species. This category also encompasses attacks and injuries by wild pigs to people.

Diseases/Parasites

Papers that identify or describe the diseases that infect and the external/internal parasites that infest
wild pigs. This also includes those articles involving the transmission of wild pig or zoonotic diseases
to other species including man.

Domestication

Papers dealing with the domestication of wild pigs. This category includes references that provide
comparisons between wild and domestic pigs toward understanding the history and process of
domestication.

Ecology

Papers concerning all aspects of the ecology of wild pigs. This category overlaps a number of the
other categories in an ecosystem perspective.

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Economics

Articles addressing economic or monetary studies or issues involving either the control, management
or sporthunting harvest this species. Includes the commercial production, trade, consumption and
analysis of wild pig meat for human consumption.

Folklore/Fiction

References dealing with folklore or fictional accounts of wild pigs. This category would also include
children’s books.

Food Habits

Papers concerning nutrition, and natural and artificial diets of wild pigs in both captive and natural
situations. This category also includes those references dealing with the predation of other animals by
wild pigs, and the impact of wild pig foraging on other species of flora and fauna.

Genetics

References concerning karyotypes, DNA, genetic variability, or inheritance of various forms of wild
pigs.

History

Papers documenting the recent historic aspects/changes of both native and introduced populations of
this species.

Hunting

Papers concerning the hunting of this species by man for the purposes of sport, sustenance, or
management. Also includes articles on the trophy evaluation/rating and records of wild pigs. These
references can range from technical to anecdotal/folklore accounts.

Morphology

Papers dealing external and internal morphology, metric data (e.g., dimension, mass and volume),
appearance, gross anatomy, cytology, histology, growth, body composition (e.g., body fat),
deformities, malformations and pathological conditions.

Physiology

Papers concerning all physiological aspects of wild pigs, including life processes, activities and
functions, general biochemistry, metabolism, and energetics.

Population Biology

References considering wild pig population sizes, sex/age structure, changes, densities,
distribution/range, longevity, modeling and mortality.

Predation

Papers concerning the natural or non-human predation of wild pigs.

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Radioecology

Papers that describe radionuclide uptake and recycling, the effects of radiation and/or general nuclear
industrial activities on wild pigs and the use of radioisotopes with this species.

Reproduction

Papers concerning all aspects of the reproduction of this species, including sexual maturation,
breeding, estrous cycle, gestation, nesting, litter size, sex ratio, and weaning.

Taxonomy

Articles concerning species and subspecies identification, comparisons (e.g., of behavior, ecology,
morphology, physiology, reproduction, etc.), nomenclature and systematics of wild pigs. Also
includes any comparisons between different wild forms, or wild and domestic forms, and the process
of domestication.
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ALPHABETIC LISTING OF REFERENCES

Abáigar, T. 1990. Caracteristicas biologicas y ecologicas de una poblacion de jabalies (Sus scrofa L.) en el
SE Iberico [Biological and ecological characteristics of a population of wild boar (Sus scrofa L.) in
southeastern Iberia]. Ph.D. Dissertation, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain. 360 pp. (Ecology,
Population Biology, Reproduction)

Abáigar, T. 1992. Parametres de la reproduction chez le sanglier (Sus scrofa) dans le sud-est de la
péninsule iberique [Reproductive parameters in the wild boar (Sus scrofa) from the southeastern
Iberian peninsula]. Mammalia, 56(2):245-250. (Reproduction)

Abáigar, T. 1992. Spatial distribution of a wild boar population (Sus scrofa) in a mediterranean
environment. Pp. 409-412. In F. Spitz, G. Janeau, G. Gonzalez, and S. Aulagnier (eds.),
Ongules/Ungulates 91: Proceedings of the international symposium. Toulouse, France, September 2-6,
1991. Société Francaise pour l'Etude et la Protection des Mammifères, and Toulose: Institut de
Recherché sur les Grands Mammifères, Paris & Toulouse, France, 661 pp. (Behavior, Population
Biology)

Abáigar, T. 1993. Régimen alimentario del jabalí (Sus scrofa, L. 1758) en el sudeste ibérico [Food habits of
the wild boar (Sus scrofa, L. 1758) in southeastern Iberia]. Doñana, Acta Vertebrata, 20(1):35-48.
(Food Habits)

Abáigar, T. 1993. Distribución del jabalí (Sus scrofa) en la provincia de Almería [Distribution of the wild
boar (Sus scrofa) in the Province of Almería]. Instituto de Estudios Almerienses, 11/12:27-33.
(History, Population Biology)

Abáigar, T., G. del Barrio, and J. R. Vericad. 1994. Habitat preference of wild boar (Sus scrofa L., 1758) in
a mediterranean environment. Indirect evaluation by signs. Mammalia, 58(2):201-210. (Behavior)

Abáigar, T., W. V. Holt, R. A. Harrison, and G. del Barrio. 1998. Sperm subpopulations in boar (Sus
scrofa) and gazelle (Gazella dama mhorr) semen as revealed by pattern analysis of computer-assisted
motility assessments. Biology of Reproduction, 60(1):32-41. (Reproduction)

Abdulali, H. 1962. The wild pigs in the Andamans. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society,
59(1):281-283. (Ecology, Morphology, Taxonomy)

Abe, M. 1986. External measurements of the Japanese wild boar (Sus scrofa leucomystax Temminck) -
Regression of its physical constitution and allometry (in Japanese with English summary). Journal of
the Mammalogical Society of Japan, 11(3/4):147-154. (Morphology, Taxonomy)

Abe, M. 1989. Fundamental studies of animal remains of prehistoric Japan (3): Estimation of the growth
stage and the body size of wild boar (Sus scrofa leucomystax) by observation and measurements of
crania (in Japanese with English summary). Anthropological Reports, 48:27-63.
(Archaeology/Paleontology, Morphology)

Abramson, R. 1992. Wild pigs run roughshod over forests. Charlotte Observer, July 26:1A.
(Control/Management, Damage, History)

Acevedo, P., M. A. Escudero, R. Muñoz, and C. Gortázar. 2006. Factors affecting wild boar abundance
across an environmental gradient in Spain. Acta Theriologica, 51(3):327-336. (Ecology, Population
Biology)

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