Aspects of the ecology of swamp antechinus (Antechinus minimus maritimus) on a Bass Strait island

Wildlife Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 215-221

  Sale, M G ^a,b   Ward, S J ^a   Arnould, J P Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; FOOD PREFERENCE; MARSUPIAL; POPULATION DENSITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BASS STRAIT;

ANIMALIA; ANTECHINUS MINIMUS; LEPIDOPTERA; METATHERIA;

EID: 33744761773     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR05051     Document Type: Article

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