Observations of scavenging carnivory by the common brushtail possum Trichosurus vulpecula on macropod carcasses in Namadgi National Park, montane Southeastern Australia

Australian Zoologist

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 295-296

  Heinsohn, T E ^a   Barker, R ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Australian Institute of Alpine Studies   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dietary ecology; Scavenging carnivory; Trichosurus vulpecula

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORY; DIET; FEEDING ECOLOGY; MARSUPIAL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SCAVENGING (FEEDING);

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY; NAMADGI NATIONAL PARK;

PHALANGERIDAE; TRICHOSURUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 36448949041     PISSN: 00672238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7882/az.2006.003     Document Type: Article

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