Is anti-predator behaviour in Tasmanian eastern quolls (Dasyurus viverrinus) effective against introduced predators?

Animal Conservation

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 155-160

  Jones, Menna E ^a   Smith, Georgina C ^a   Jones, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; POPULATION DECLINE; PREDATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; TASMANIA; WORLD;

BOS TAURUS; CANIDAE; CATUS; DASYURUS; DASYURUS VIVERRINUS; FELIS CATUS; LANIARIUS; MAMMALIA; SARCOPHILUS HARRISII; STRIGIFORMES; TYTO NOVAEHOLLANDIAE; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 14044263034     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S136794300400126X     Document Type: Article

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