The influence of pasture distribution, temperature and sex on home-range size of feral pigs in a semi-arid environment

Wildlife Research

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 755-762

  Dexter, Nick ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b Sustainable Landscapes Branch   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; HOME RANGE; PIG; SEMIARID REGION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; NOCOLECHE NATURE RESERVE;

ANIMALIA; ARTIODACTYLA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0032862422     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR98075     Document Type: Article

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