Scavengers and detritivores of kangaroo harvest offcuts in arid Australia

Wildlife Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-56

  Read, J L ^a   Wilson, D ^a,b  

^a WMC Resources   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; FOOD SUPPLY; LITTER; SCAVENGER; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; ROXBY DOWNS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

AQUILA AUDAX; CANIDAE; CICONIIFORMES; COLEOPTERA; CORVIDA; FORMICIDAE; LAMB; LETHRINIDAE; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS SP.; MAMMALIA; MILETINAE; OVIS ARIES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1942470035     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR02051     Document Type: Article

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