Diets of mammalian herbivores in Australian arid shrublands: Seasonal effects on overlap between red kangaroos, sheep and rabbits and on dietary niche breadths and electivities

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 257-271

  Dawson, Terence J ^a   Ellis, Beverley A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET OVERLAP; NICHE BREADTH; RABBIT; RED KANGAROO; SHEEP; SHRUBLAND;

AUSTRALIA;

MACROPUS RUFUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0028163766     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1994.1028     Document Type: Article

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