Body condition of the red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) in arid Australia: The effect of environmental condition, sex and reproduction

Austral Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 97-109

  Moss, G L ^a,b   Croft, D B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body condition; Herbivore; Macropod; Macropus rufus; Reproductive success; Stochastic environment; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

EID: 18044380952     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.1999.241949.x     Document Type: Article

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