Home range of the squirrel glider (Petaurus norfolcensis) in a network of remnant linear habitats

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 259, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 327-336

  Van Der Ree, Rodney ^a,b   Bennett, Andrew F ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Habitat fragmentation; Habitat geometry; Home range; Linear habitats; Petaurus norfolcensis; Wildlife corridor

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT CORRIDOR; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT QUALITY; HOME RANGE; TRACKING; WOODLAND;

ANIMALIA; METATHERIA; PETAURUS NORFOLCENSIS; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 0037392921     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836902003229     Document Type: Article

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