Nest-tree selection by the threatened brush-tailed phascogale (Phascogale tapoatafa) (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae) in a highly fragmented agricultural landscape

Wildlife Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 113-119

  Van Der Ree, Rodney ^a,b,c   Bennett, Andrew F ^a   Soderquist, Todd R ^d,e  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^e Department of Environment and Conservation ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; FRAGMENTATION; LANDSCAPE; MAMMAL; NESTING; ROOSTING; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

DASYURIDAE; METATHERIA; PHASCOGALE; PHASCOGALE TAPOATAFA;

EID: 33645888146     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR05007     Document Type: Article

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