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Bush pig (Potamochoerus porcus) polychromatism and ecology in Kibale Forest, Uganda

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GHIGLIERI, MP; BUTYNSKI, TM; STRUHSAKER, TT; LELAND, L; WALLIS, SJ; WASER, P
Published in: African Journal of Ecology
January 1, 1982

Bush pigs of Kibale Forest, Uganda, exhibit at least four pelage colour morphs. Two predominant morphs resemble the western subspecies, Potamochoerus porcus porcus, and the eastern/southern subspecies, P. porcus koiropotamus. Kibale Forest may be a zone of secondary contact between subspecies. Alternatively, the Kibale population could be intermediate between clinal extremes. Group size ranged from one to eleven pigs with a mean of 32. One‐third of those bush pigs sighted were immature. Observations were also made on activity and food habits. Les potamochères de la Forêt de Kibale (Uganda) présentent quatre types de pelage. Les deux morphologies prédominantes ressemblent à la sous‐espèce occi‐dentale, Potamochoerus porcus porcus, et la sous‐espèce orientale et du sud, P.p. koiropotamus. La Forêt de Kibale semble être une zone de sympatrie pour ces sous‐esmeces. L'organisation sociale est variable; la taille du groupe varie d'un à onze individus avec une moyenne de 3.13. 34% des potamochères observés sont immatures. L'alimentation diurne n'est pas rare. Copyright © 1982, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved

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African Journal of Ecology

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1365-2028

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0141-6707

Publication Date

January 1, 1982

Volume

20

Issue

4

Start / End Page

231 / 236

Related Subject Headings

  • Ecology
  • 3103 Ecology
  • 0602 Ecology
 

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GHIGLIERI, M. P., BUTYNSKI, T. M., STRUHSAKER, T. T., LELAND, L., WALLIS, S. J., & WASER, P. (1982). Bush pig (Potamochoerus porcus) polychromatism and ecology in Kibale Forest, Uganda. African Journal of Ecology, 20(4), 231–236. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2028.1982.tb00298.x
GHIGLIERI, M. P., T. M. BUTYNSKI, T. T. STRUHSAKER, L. LELAND, S. J. WALLIS, and P. WASER. “Bush pig (Potamochoerus porcus) polychromatism and ecology in Kibale Forest, Uganda.” African Journal of Ecology 20, no. 4 (January 1, 1982): 231–36. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2028.1982.tb00298.x.
GHIGLIERI MP, BUTYNSKI TM, STRUHSAKER TT, LELAND L, WALLIS SJ, WASER P. Bush pig (Potamochoerus porcus) polychromatism and ecology in Kibale Forest, Uganda. African Journal of Ecology. 1982 Jan 1;20(4):231–6.
GHIGLIERI, M. P., et al. “Bush pig (Potamochoerus porcus) polychromatism and ecology in Kibale Forest, Uganda.” African Journal of Ecology, vol. 20, no. 4, Jan. 1982, pp. 231–36. Scopus, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2028.1982.tb00298.x.
GHIGLIERI MP, BUTYNSKI TM, STRUHSAKER TT, LELAND L, WALLIS SJ, WASER P. Bush pig (Potamochoerus porcus) polychromatism and ecology in Kibale Forest, Uganda. African Journal of Ecology. 1982 Jan 1;20(4):231–236.
Journal cover image

Published In

African Journal of Ecology

DOI

EISSN

1365-2028

ISSN

0141-6707

Publication Date

January 1, 1982

Volume

20

Issue

4

Start / End Page

231 / 236

Related Subject Headings

  • Ecology
  • 3103 Ecology
  • 0602 Ecology