Mark-recapture by genetic tagging reveals restricted movements by bush rats (Rattus fuscipes) in a fragmented landscape

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 268, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 207-216

  Peakall, R ^a   Ebert, D ^a   Cunningham, R ^b   Lindenmayer, D ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bush rat; Dispersal; Genetic tagging; Mark recapture; Microsatellite; Rattus fuscipes

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; GENETIC MARKER; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; RODENT;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS FUSCIPES;

EID: 33645211339     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2005.00011.x     Document Type: Article

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