Seasonal changes in home-range area and habitat use by the agile wallaby (Macropus agilis)

Wildlife Research

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 593-600

  Stirrat, Simon C ^a,b  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Parks and Wildlife Service Northern Territory   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; MARSUPIAL; SEASONALITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; DARWIN; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS AGILIS; METATHERIA;

EID: 0842285732     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR02066     Document Type: Article

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