Autecology of the yellow-footed antechinus (Antechinus flavipes) in a fragmented landscape in southern Australia

Wildlife Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 273-282

  Marchesan, Doreen ^a   Carthew, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTECOLOGY; DISPERSAL; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT USE; LIFE HISTORY; MARSUPIAL; PERSISTENCE; POPULATION ESTIMATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MOUNT LOFTY RANGES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; ANTECHINUS; ANTECHINUS FLAVIPES; METATHERIA; VERTEBRATA; XANTHORRHOEA; XANTHORRHOEA SEMIPLANA;

EID: 4344674758     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR02038     Document Type: Article

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