Home range and spatial organization of the marsupial carnivore, Dasyurus maculatus maculatus (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae) in south-eastern Australia

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 262, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 271-280

  Belcher, C A ^a,c   Darrant, J P ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

^c RMB 4269 ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Home range; Spatial organization; Spotted tailed quoll Dasyurus maculatus; Tiger quoll

Indexed keywords

HOME RANGE; MARSUPIAL; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TERRITORIALITY; TRACKING; TRAPPING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

DASYURIDAE; DASYURUS; DASYURUS GEOFFROII; DASYURUS HALLUCATUS; DASYURUS MACULATUS; DASYURUS VIVERRINUS; METATHERIA; PANTHERA TIGRIS; PHASCOGALE; PHASCOGALE TAPOATAFA; SARCOPHILUS HARRISII;

EID: 1542288712     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836903004631     Document Type: Article

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