Translocation of captive-bred dibblers Parantechinus apicalis (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae) to Escape Island, Western Australia

Biological Conservation

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 305-315

  Moro, Dorian ^a,b  

^a Dept of Conserv/Land Management ^*  (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Captive breeding; Conservation introduction; Island; Marsupial; Translocation

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE BREEDING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; MARSUPIAL; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRANSLOCATION;

AUSTRALIA;

DASYURIDAE; METATHERIA; PARANTECHINUS APICALIS;

EID: 0037409998     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(02)00296-3     Document Type: Article

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