Past and present distribution and abundance of the black-footed wallaby in the Warburton region of Western Australia

Wildlife Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1992, Pages 605-622

  Pearson, D J ^a  

^a Department of Conservation and Land Management ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK-FOOTED ROCK-WALLABY; CONSERVATION; HABITAT PREFERENCE; LOCAL EXTINCTION; ROCK-WALLABY;

AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, WARBURTON;

PETROGALE LATERALIS;

EID: 0027026951     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR9920605     Document Type: Article

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