The characteristics of den trees used by the squirrel glider (Petaurus norfolcensis) in temperate Australian woodlands

Wildlife Research

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 663-675

  Crane, M J ^a,b   Montague Drake, R M ^a   Cunningham, R B ^a   Lindenmayer, D B ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT LOSS; MAMMAL; NATURE CONSERVATION; NESTING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREE; WOODLAND;

EUCALYPTUS; PETAURUS NORFOLCENSIS; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 56649094576     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR07142     Document Type: Article

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