Sixth international theriological congress: Convergence in community structure and dietary adaptation in Australian possums and gliders and Malagasy lemurs

Austral Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-46

  Smith, A P ^a,c   Ganzhorn, J U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

^c Environmental Consultants   (Australia)

Author keywords

Convergence; Diet; Frugivory; Gliders, lemurs; Possums; Rainforest

Indexed keywords

EID: 17244376725     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1996.tb00583.x     Document Type: Article

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