The diet of the New Holland mouse, Pseudomys novaehollandiae (Waterhouse) in Victoria

Wildlife Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 439-451

  Wilson, B A ^a   Bradtke, E ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD PREFERENCE; RARE SPECIES; RODENT;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA;

EUDICOTYLEDONS; FUNGI; INVERTEBRATA; PSEUDOMYS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA; VICTORIA;

EID: 0032794781     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR97062     Document Type: Article

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