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Biological Invasions in the South American Anthropocene pp 203–229Cite as

Wild Boar Invasion in Argentina and Chile: Ecology, Impacts, and Distribution

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About 2.6% of extant terrestrial mammals are “successful invaders.” These include the artiodactyls (pigs, camels, deer, cattle, sheep, goats, and antelope), carnivores (canids, bears, mustelids, and cats), lagomorphs (rabbits and hares), and perissodactyls (equines). In particular, the large ungulates (artiodactyls and perissodactyls) represent the highest proportion of invasive mammals, the family Cervidae being the most successful because of their aesthetic and economic appeal as big game animals (Clout and Russell 2008).

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    M. Fernanda Cuevas & Ricardo A. Ojeda

  2. Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi (CENAC-APN). CONICET, San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina

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  3. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Concepción, Campus Chillán, Chillán, Chile

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Cuevas, M.F., Ballari, S.A., Ojeda, R.A., Skewes, O. (2021). Wild Boar Invasion in Argentina and Chile: Ecology, Impacts, and Distribution. In: Biological Invasions in the South American Anthropocene. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56379-0_10

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