The distribution, abundance and vulnerability to population reduction of a nomadic nectarivore, the Grey-headed Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus in New South Wales, during a period of resource concentration

Australian Zoologist

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 240-253

  Eby, Peggy ^a   Richards, Greg ^b   Collins, Linda ^a   Parry Jones, Kerryn ^a  

^a Greg Richards and Associates ^*

^b Greg Richards and Associates Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Endangered species; Flying foxes; Migration; New South Wales; Nomads; Pteropus poliocephalus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; POLIOCEPHALUS; PTEROPODIDAE; PTEROPUS ALECTO; PTEROPUS POLIOCEPHALUS;

EID: 0000669113     PISSN: 00672238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7882/AZ.1999.024     Document Type: Article

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