The contribution of fungus to the diets of three mycophagous marsupials in Eucalyptus forests, revealed by stable isotope analysis

Functional Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 223-231

  McIlwee, A P ^a   Johnson, C N ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Digestive strategies; Ectomycorrhiza; Small mammals

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; EUCALYPTUS; FECES; FERMENTATION; FORAGING; FUNGUS; ISOTOPE RATIO;

DIET; EUCALYPT FOREST; FUNGI; MYCOPHAGY; NORTHERN BETTONG; NORTHERN BROWN BANDICOOT; RUFOUS BETTONG;

EID: 0031831796     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1998.00181.x     Document Type: Article

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