Forming a group in the absence of adult females? Social Networks in yearling wild boars

Wild boar populations are strongly increasing across Europe. Although details of population dynamics and reproductive potential are known in this species, our knowledge about the social structure and a possible impact of hunting on this structure is poorly understood. Here we investigated the grouping behaviour of yearling wild boar females under enclosure housed conditions. All females were at the same age and older females (i.e., potential...