Home range, movement and habitat utilisation of the Carpentarian rock-rat (Zyzomys palatalis) in an isolated habitat patch

Wildlife Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 327-337

  Puckey, Helen ^a   Lewis, Milton ^a   Hooper, David ^a   Michell, Carrie ^a  

^a Parks and Wildlife Service Northern Territory   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; ISOLATED POPULATION; MOVEMENT; RODENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA; ZYZOMYS;

EID: 4344591849     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR03025     Document Type: Article

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