Dietary preferences of the black-gloved wallaby (Macropus irma) and the western grey kangaroo (M. fuliginosus) in Whiteman Park, Perth, Western Australia

Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 55-62

  Wann, J M ^a   Bell, D T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK-GLOVED WALLABY; DIET; DIETARY OVERLAP; FOOD PREFERENCE; GREY KANGAROO;

AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, PERTH, WHITEMAN PORT;

MACROPUS FULIGINOSUS; MACROPUS IRMA;

EID: 0031399390     PISSN: 0035922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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