Pecari tajacu
collared peccary, javelina
References
Andrea, M. V., C. Oliveira, G. T. Rocha and F. Foresti. 2001. Cytogenetical and histological studies in testis of Tayassu tajacu (Cateto), Tayassu pecari (Queixada) and natural interspecific hybrid. J. Anim. Breed. Genet. 118:125–133.
Bodmer, R. E. and L. K. Sowls. 1993. The Collared peccary (Tayassu tajacu). Pages 7-13 in: Pigs, Peccaries and Hippos. W. L. R. Oliver, ed. IUCN, The World Conservation Union, Gland.
Bosma, A. A., N. A. de Haan, G. J. A. Arkesteijn, F. Yang, M. Yerle, and C. Zijlstra. 2004. Comparative chromosome painting between the domestic pig (Sus scrofa) and two species of peccary, the collared peccary (Tayassu tajacu) and the white-lipped peccary (T. pecari): a phylogenetic perspective. Cytogenetic and Genome Research 105 (1):115-121.
Gongora, J., S. Morales, J. E. Bernal and C. Moran. 2006. Phylogenetic divisions among Collared peccaries (Pecari tajacu) detected using mitochondrial and nuclear sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 41(1):1-11.
Gongora, J. and C. Moran. 2005. Nuclear and mitochondrial evolutionary analyses of Collared, White-lipped, and Chacoan peccaries (Tayassuidae). Molecular Phylogenetic and Evolution 34(1):181-189.
Kiltie, R. A. 1985. Craniomandibular differences between rain-forest and desert Collared peccaries. American Midland Naturalist 113: 384–387.
Sowls, L. K. 1984. The Peccaries, The University of Arizona Press, Tucson.
Theimer, T. C. and P. Keim. 1994. Geographic patterns of mitochondrial-DNA variations in collared peccaries. Journal of Mammalogy 75:121–128.
Information on the Internet
- Collared Peccary. The Mammals of Texas.
- The Collared Peccary, or Javelina. Nig Bend National Park.
- Collared Peccary a.k.a. javelina . The Living Desert.
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| Scientific Name | Pecari tajacu |
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| Location | Cerro Blanco, Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Identified By | Manuel Mejia |
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