The conservation status of the spectacled flying fox Pteropus conspicillatus in Australia

Australian Zoologist

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 38-54

  Garnett, Stephen ^a   Whybird, Olivia ^b   Spencer, Hugh ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^b Australian Trop Research Foundation ^*  (Australia)

^c Australian Trop Research Foundation   (Australia)

Author keywords

Census; Conservation assessment; Pteropus conspicillatus; Rainforest; Spectacled Flying Fox

Indexed keywords

ACARI; CANIDAE; PTEROPODIDAE; PTEROPUS CONSPICILLATUS;

EID: 0010885716     PISSN: 00672238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7882/AZ.1999.006     Document Type: Article

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