The influence of annual rainfall upon capture rates of a nectar-dependent marsupial

Wildlife Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 165-169

  Wooller, R D ^a   Richardson, K C ^a   Garavanta, C A M ^a   Saffer, V M ^a   Anthony, C ^a   Wooller, S J ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTURE RATE; HONEY POSSUM; RAINFALL;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

TARSIPES ROSTRATUS;

EID: 0031823354     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR97089     Document Type: Article

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