Effectiveness of the eastern grey kangaroo foot thump for deterring conspecifics

Wildlife Research

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 649-655

  Bender, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; MARSUPIAL; PEST CONTROL; SIGNAL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS GIGANTEUS;

EID: 28244470280     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR04091     Document Type: Article

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