Burrow use and ranging behaviour of the southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) in the Murraylands, South Australia

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 265, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 189-200

  Finlayson, G R ^a,b   Shimmin, G A ^b,c   Temple Smith, P D ^a   Handasyde, K A ^a   Taggart, D A ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c Dept for Environment and Heritage ^*  (Australia)

^d Royal Zoological Society of South Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burrow; Herbivore; Home range; Lasiorhinus latifrons; Marsupial; Wombat

Indexed keywords

BURROWING ORGANISM; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; MARSUPIAL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; LASIORHINUS LATIFRONS; METATHERIA; VOMBATIDAE; VOMBATIDAE GEN. SP.;

EID: 13744258267     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095283690400620X     Document Type: Article

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