Foraging behaviour in tammar (Macropus eugenii) and parma (Macropus parma) wallabies

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 297-305

  Lentle, R G ^a   Haslett, S ^a   Hume, I D ^b   Stafford, K J ^a   Kennedy, M ^b   Springett, B P ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPEDALISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PREDATION RISK;

DAUCUS CAROTA; LOLIUM; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS EUGENII; MACROPUS PARMA;

EID: 0042944262     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO02041     Document Type: Article

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