Habitat use of the quokka, Setonix brachyurus (Macropodidae: Marsupialia), in the northern jarrah forest of Australia

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 683-688

  Hayward, Matt W ^a,b,c,d   De Tores, Paul J ^c   Banks, Peter B ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c Wildlife Research Centre   (Australia)

^d NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Australia; Fire regimes; Habitat mosaic; Metapopulation; Quokka; Serai stage; Setonix brachyurus

Indexed keywords

HABITAT MOSAIC; HABITAT USE; METAPOPULATION; MOVEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

AGONIS; EUCALYPTUS MARGINATA; MACROPODIDAE; METATHERIA; SETONIX BRACHYURUS; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 24144458620     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2005)086[0683:HUOTQS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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