Dynamics of the New South Wales yellow-footed rock-wallaby population, in relation to rainfall patterns

Australian Mammalogy

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 71-79

  Sharp, Andy ^a,b   Norton, Melinda ^a  

^a NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exponential rate of increase; Petrogale xanthopus; Rainfall patterns; Yellow footed rock wallaby

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005773904     PISSN: 03100049     EISSN: 18367402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/am00071     Document Type: Article

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