Density, home range, seasonal movements and habitat use of the mountain pygmy-possum Burramys parvus (Marsupialia: Burramyidae) at Mount Blue Cow, Kosciuszko National Park

Austral Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 275-292

  Broome, Linda S ^a  

^a NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bogong moth; Burramys parvus; Habitat use; Home range; Radiotracking; Sexual segregation; Ski resort; Small mammal

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002730157     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.2001.01114.x     Document Type: Article

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