Aspects of the ecology of common wombats (Vombatus ursinus) at high density on pastoral land in Victoria

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 303-330

  Skerrat, Lee F ^a,b   Skerratt, John H L ^c   Banks, Sam ^d   Martin, Roger ^d   Handasyde, Kathrine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Monash University ^*  (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURROW; HOME RANGE; MAMMAL; POPULATION DENSITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

ACARI; MAMMALIA; PHTHIRAPTERA; RIPARIA; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); VERTEBRATA; VICTORIA; VOMBATIDAE; VOMBATUS URSINUS;

EID: 3843061042     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO02061     Document Type: Article

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