Habitat selection by female Rattus lutreolus drives asymmetric competition and coexistence with Pseudomys higginsi

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 232-242

  Monamy, Vaughan ^a   Fox, Barry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intersexual habitat selection; Macrohabitat; Microhabitat; Niche dimensions; Pseudomys higginsi; Rattus lutreolus

Indexed keywords

PSEUDOMYS HIGGINSI; RATTUS LUTREOLUS; RODENTIA; SCAPTEROMYS TUMIDUS;

EID: 0001006068     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1383223     Document Type: Article

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