Foraging behavior of three Tasmanian macropodid marsupials in response to present and historical predation threat

Ecography

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 585-594

  Blumstein, Daniel T ^a   Daniel, Janice C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; MARSUPIAL; PREDATION RISK; VIGILANCE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS; MACROPUS GIGANTEUS; MACROPUS RUFOGRISEUS; MACROPUS SP.; METATHERIA; THYLACINUS CYNOCEPHALUS; THYLOGALE; THYLOGALE BILLARDIERII;

EID: 0344962410     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0587.2003.03516.x     Document Type: Article

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