The influence of predation risk on foraging behaviour of brushtail possums in Australian woodlands

Wildlife Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-130

  Pickett, Karolyne N ^a,b   Hik, David S ^a,c   Newsome, Alan E ^d   Pech, Roger P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BODY CONDITION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT TYPE; MARSUPIAL; PREDATION RISK; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CALLITRIS; CANIDAE; CUPRESSUS; METATHERIA; PHALANGERIDAE; VULPES VULPES; WIDDRINGTONIA CEDARBERGENSIS;

EID: 20444365856     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR03098     Document Type: Article

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