Antipredator behaviour of red-necked pademelons: A factor contributing to species survival?

Animal Conservation

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 325-331

  Blumstein, Daniel T ^a   Daniel, Janice C ^a,b   Schnell, Marcus R ^b   Ardron, Jodie G ^b   Evans, Christopher S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GROUP BEHAVIOR; MARSUPIAL; PREDATION RISK; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VIGILANCE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AQUILA AUDAX; CANIDAE; CANIS LUPUS; CICONIIFORMES; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS EUGENII; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; THYLOGALE; THYLOGALE THETIS; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 14244261383     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943002004080     Document Type: Article

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