Home range, burrow-use and activity patterns in common wombats (Vombatus ursinus)

Wildlife Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 455-462

  Evans, Murray C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b Wildlife Research and Monitoring   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURROW; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; MARSUPIAL; WATER AVAILABILITY;

MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; VOMBATIDAE; VOMBATUS URSINUS;

EID: 49949094216     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR07067     Document Type: Article

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