Life history and demographics of an island possum

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 195-203

  Isaac, Joanne L ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; LIFE HISTORY; MARSUPIAL; POPULATION ECOLOGY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; GREAT BARRIER REEF; MAGNETIC ISLAND; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND; WORLD;

PHALANGERIDAE; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 23044490733     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO05018     Document Type: Article

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