Bark consumption by the painted ringtail (Pseudochirulus forbesi larvatus) in Papua New Guinea

Biotropica

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 617-624

  Stephens, Suzette A ^a   Salas, Leonardo A ^b   Dierenfeld, Ellen S ^c  

^a Melanesia Program ^*  (Papua New Guinea)

^b Wildlife Conservation Society Papua New Guinea Program   (Papua New Guinea)

^c SAINT LOUIS ZOO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bark; Diet; Marsupial; Papua New Guinea; Pseudocheiridae; Pseudochirulus forbesi; Ringtail

Indexed keywords

BARK; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MARSUPIAL;

MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

ANIMALIA; BASSARISCUS; BASSARISCUS ASTUTUS; BRYOPHYTA; METATHERIA; PSEUDOCHIRULUS; SLOANEA; SYZYGIUM;

EID: 33747076915     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2006.00197.x     Document Type: Article

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