Habitat relationships of the mahogany glider, Petaurus gracilis, and the sugar glider, Petaurus breviceps

Wildlife Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-48

  Jackson, Stephen M ^a,b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Healesville Sanctuary   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT USE; MARSUPIAL; TRAPPING;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

ACACIA; ACACIA MANGIUM; BREVICEPS; CORYMBIA CLARKSONIANA; CORYMBIA INTERMEDIA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS PELLITA; EUCALYPTUS PLATYPHYLLA; LOPHOSTEMON; MELALEUCA; MELALEUCA DEALBATA; METATHERIA; PETAURUS BREVICEPS; PETAURUS GRACILIS; RIPARIA; SWIETENIA;

EID: 0033954862     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR98045     Document Type: Article

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