Basking and diurnal foraging in the dasyurid marsupial Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 129-135

  Pavey, Chris R ^a,b   Geiser, Fritz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE SUPERVISING SCIENTIST   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOENERGETICS; BODY TEMPERATURE; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; MARSUPIAL; PREDATION RISK; TAGGING; TORPOR; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMALIA; DASYURIDAE; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; PSEUDANTECHINUS MACDONNELLENSIS;

EID: 54949124571     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO08032     Document Type: Article

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