Microhabitat use and foraging behaviour of Sminthopsis youngsoni (Marsupialia : Dasyuridae) in arid central Australia

Wildlife Research

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 609-615

  Haythornthwaite, Adele S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; MARSUPIAL; MICROHABITAT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SIMPSON DESERT;

DASYURIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; METATHERIA; SMINTHOPSIS; SMINTHOPSIS MURINA; SMINTHOPSIS YOUNGSONI; SPINIFEX;

EID: 28244458425     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR04126     Document Type: Article

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