Temporal aspects of feeding events in tammar (Macropus eugenii) and parma (Macropus parma) wallabies. I. Food acquisition and oral processing

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 81-95

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

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROWSING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; GRAZING; MARSUPIAL;

AUCKLAND; AUSTRALASIA; KAWAU ISLAND; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

EUTHERIA; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS; MACROPUS EUGENII; MACROPUS PARMA; METATHERIA;

EID: 1942453703     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO02043     Document Type: Article

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