Ecology of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) in rural south-east Queensland, Australia

Wildlife Research

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 731-744

  White, Neil A ^a,b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Brisbane City Council   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

BOS TAURUS; EUCALYPTUS CREBRA; EUCALYPTUS TERETICORNIS; METATHERIA; PHASCOLARCTIDAE; PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032823260     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR98002     Document Type: Article

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