Feeding behaviour of the squirrel glider at Bungawalbin nature reserve, north-eastern New South Wales

Wildlife Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 243-254

  Sharps, D J ^a   Goldingay, R L ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR;

AUSTRALIA;

ACACIA; ACACIA IRRORATA; ACACIA SENEGAL; ANGOPHORA; ANGOPHORA WOODSIANA; ARTHROPODA; BANKSIA INTEGRIFOLIA; CORYMBIA INTERMEDIA; INSECTA; PETAURUS NORFOLCENSIS; SCIURIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032469202     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR97037     Document Type: Article

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