The relationship between the floristic composition of rain forests and the abundance of folivorous marsupials in north-east Queensland

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 627-632

  Kanowski, John ^a   Irvine, A K ^b   Winter, J W ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arboreal mammal; Dietary specialization; Oligophagy; Pseudocheiridae; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIET; MARSUPIAL; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; POPULATION SIZE; RAINFOREST; SPECIALIST;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; BASSARISCUS ASTUTUS; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; PSEUDOCHEIRIDAE;

EID: 0038044780     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2003.00733.x     Document Type: Article

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