Small mammals in a semi-arid community, with particular reference to Ningaui yvonneae

Australian Mammalogy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 103-109

  Carthew, Susan M ^a   Keynes, Tim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dasyurid; Mallee community; Ningaui yvonneae; Small mammals

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007741962     PISSN: 03100049     EISSN: 18367402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/am00103     Document Type: Article

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