The temporal organisation of the feeding behaviour of four species of wallaby: Examining chronobiological and homeostatic influences

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 117-129

  Lentle, R G ^a   Hume, I D ^b   Stafford, K J ^a   Kennedy, M ^b   Springett, B P ^a   Haslett, S ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE POPULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MARSUPIAL; PHOTOPERIOD; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; WILD POPULATION;

AUCKLAND; AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KAWAU ISLAND; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS EUGENII; MACROPUS PARMA; PETROGALE PENICILLATA; WALLABIA BICOLOR;

EID: 18644371848     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO03006     Document Type: Article

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