Predation on house sparrows (Passer domesticus) and hedge sparrows (Prunella modularis) by brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) in captivity

Notornis

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 95-99

  McLeod, B J ^a   Thompson, E G ^a  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Brushtail possum; Hedge sparrows; House sparrows; Predation

Indexed keywords

DIET; MARSUPIAL; PASSERINE; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

PASSER DOMESTICUS; PRUNELLA MODULARIS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 0036616115     PISSN: 00294470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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