Ecological attributes and conservation of native rodents in New South Wales

Wildlife Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 347-355

  Dickman, Christopher R ^a   Lunney, Daniel ^b   Matthews, Alison ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; DIET; HABITAT SELECTION; RODENT;

AUSTRALIA;

RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0033891928     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR97133     Document Type: Article

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