Home-range and den use of the mahogany glider, Petaurus gracilis

Wildlife Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-60

  Jackson, Stephen M ^a,b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Healesville Sanctuary   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEN; HOME RANGE; MARSUPIAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; BROSIMUM RUBESCENS; CORYMBIA CLARKSONIANA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS PLATYPHYLLA; EUCALYPTUS TERETICORNIS; METATHERIA; PETAURUS GRACILIS; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS; SWIETENIA;

EID: 0033952154     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR98046     Document Type: Article

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