Feeding ecology and population dynamics of the fetal cat (Felis catus) in relation to the availability of prey in central-eastern New South Wales

Wildlife Research

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 593-607

  Molsher, Robyn ^a   Newsome, Alan ^a   Dickman, Chris ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING ECOLOGY; FELID; FERAL ORGANISM; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREY AVAILABILITY;

AUSTRALIA; LAKE BURRENDONG; NEW SOUTH WALES;

FELIS CATUS; MUS DOMESTICUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0032812515     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR98058     Document Type: Article

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