Effects of drought on weight, survival and breeding success of agile antechinus (Antechinus agilis), dusky antechinus (A. swainsonii) and bush rats (Rattus fuscipes)

Wildlife Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 437-442

  Parrott, Marissa L ^a   Ward, Simon J ^a,b   Temple Smith, Peter D ^a,c   Selwood, Lynne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE SUPERVISING SCIENTIST   (Australia)

^c HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MARSUPIAL; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RODENT; SURVIVAL; WEIGHT; WILD POPULATION;

ANTECHINUS; ANTECHINUS AGILIS; ANTECHINUS SWAINSONII; MAMMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS FUSCIPES;

EID: 35848962113     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR07071     Document Type: Article

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