Group size but not distance to cover influences agile wallaby (Macropus agilis) time allocation

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 197-204

  Blumstein, Daniel T ^a,b   Daniel, Janice C ^a,b   Sims, Rachel A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agile wallaby; Group size effects; Habitat selection; Macropus agilis; Predation risk; Time allocation

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; GROUP SIZE; HABITAT SELECTION; MARSUPIAL; PREDATION RISK; TIME ALLOCATION;

CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CROCODYLUS POROSUS; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS; MACROPUS AGILIS; METATHERIA;

EID: 0037325904     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2003)084<0197:GSBNDT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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