Scat contents of the spotted-tailed quoll Dasyurus maculatus in the New England gorges, north-eastern New South Wales

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-72

  Jarman, Peter J ^a   Allen, Lee R ^a,b   Boschma, Dennis J ^a,c   Green, Stuart W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b Robert Wicks Pest Animal Research Centre   (Australia)

^c Department of Natural Resources Barwon Region ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; FECES; GORGE; MARSUPIAL; PREY PREFERENCE; PREY SELECTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

ANURA; ASTACOIDEA; AVES; COLEOPTERA; DASYURIDAE; DASYURUS; DASYURUS MACULATUS; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LAGOMORPHA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; MOLLUSCA; ORTHOPTERA; PISCES; REPTILIA; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33947601745     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO06014     Document Type: Article

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