Responses of a carnivorous marsupial (Antechinus flavipes) to local habitat factors in two forest types

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 398-407

  Lada, Hania ^a   Mac Nally, Ralph ^a   Taylor, Andrea C ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antechinus flavipes; Box ironbark; Eucalyptus camaldulensis; Fallen timber; Flood; Hollow; Logging; Murray river; River red gum; Woodload

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVERGREEN FOREST; FLOODING; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT QUALITY; MARSUPIAL; RIVER FLOW;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MURRAY RIVER;

ANTECHINUS FLAVIPES; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA;

EID: 43049150757     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/07-MAMM-A-080R.1     Document Type: Article

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