Olfactory predator recognition: Wallabies may have to learn to be wary

Animal Conservation

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 87-93

  Blumstein, Daniel T ^a,b   Mari, Melissa ^b   Daniel, Janice C ^b   Ardron, Jodie G ^b   Griffin, Andrea S ^b   Evans, Christopher S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; MARSUPIAL; OLFACTORY CUE; RECOGNITION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS EUGENII; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; THYLOGALE THETIS;

EID: 0012728657     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943002002123     Document Type: Article

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