The extent of dispersive movement behaviour in Australian vertebrate animals, possible causes, and some implications for conservation

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 93-103

  Gilmore, Sandy ^a,b   Mackey, Brendan ^b   Berry, Sandra ^b  

^a Bush Heritage Australia   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Dispersive movements; Migration; Species energy theory; Vertebrate animals

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MIGRATION; MIGRATORY SPECIES; MORTALITY RISK; NATURE CONSERVATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VERTEBRATE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; AVES; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34249902826     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PC070093     Document Type: Conference Paper

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