Diet overlap and relative abundance of sympatric dasyurid carnivores: A hypothesis of competition

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 410-421

  Jones, Menna E ^a   Barmuta, Leon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abundance; Carnivore; Competition; Dasyurid; Diet

Indexed keywords

DIETARY OVERLAY; EASTERN QUOLL; FOOD COMPETITION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; SPOTTED-TAILED QUOLL; TASMANIAN DEVIL;

AUSTRALIA; CRADLE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK; TASMANIA;

ANIMALIA; DASYURIDAE; DASYURUS; DASYURUS MACULATUS; DASYURUS VIVERRINUS; LANIARIUS; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; SARCOPHILUS HARRISII; SARCOPHILUS LANIARIUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031806961     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1998.00203.x     Document Type: Article

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