Patterns of co-occurrence among arboreal marsupials in the forests of central Victoria, southeastern Australia

Austral Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 340-346

  Lindenmayer, D B ^a   Cunningham, R B ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arboreal marsupials; Co occurrence; Montane ash forest; Southeastern Australia; Species association

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444426744     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1997.tb00680.x     Document Type: Article

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