Habitat selection of the long-nosed bandicoot, Perameles nasuta (Mammalia, Peramelidae), in a patchy urban environment

Austral Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 334-342

  Chambers, Lisa K ^a   Dickman, Chris R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Capture mark recapture; Habitat use; Macrohabitat; Microhabitat; Radiotelemetry; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT SELECTION; MARSUPIAL; RADIOTELEMETRY; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; PERAMELES; PERAMELES NASUTA; PERAMELIDAE;

EID: 0005108960     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.2002.t01-1-01185.x     Document Type: Article

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