Home range and den use of common brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) in urban forest remnants

Wildlife Research

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 681-687

  Harper, Michael J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEN; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; MARSUPIAL; URBAN AREA;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

METATHERIA; PHALANGERIDAE; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 29144439126     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR04072     Document Type: Article

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