Photopollution impacts on the nocturnal behaviour of the sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps)

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 171-176

  Barber Meyer, Shannon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Night light pollution; Petaurus breviceps; Photopollution; Sugar gliders

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LIGHT EFFECT; MARSUPIAL; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EURASIA; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; NEW GUINEA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; AVES; CHELONIIDAE; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; PETAURUS BREVICEPS; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 35448972044     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc070171     Document Type: Article

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