Selective herbivory by red-necked pademelon Thylogale thetis at rainforest margins: Factors affecting predation rates

Austral Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 577-586

  Wahungu, Geoffrey M ^a   Catterall, Carla P ^a   Olsen, Mike F ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Browsing; Edge; Grassland; Herbivory; Pademelons; Rainforest; Regeneration; Shrubs; Trees; Vines

Indexed keywords

EID: 17944364503     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.1999.01005.x     Document Type: Article

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