Habitat requirements of the yellow-footed antechinus (Antechinus flavipes) in box-ironbark forest, Victoria, Australia

Wildlife Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 128-133

  Kelly, Luke T ^a   Bennett, Andrew F ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LOGISTICS; MARSUPIAL; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; GREAT DIVIDING RANGE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

ANTECHINUS FLAVIPES; DASYURIDAE; METATHERIA;

EID: 42449155555     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR07088     Document Type: Article

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