The protocols for koala research using radio-collars: A review based on its application in a tall coastal forest in New South Wales and the implications for future research projects

Australian Mammalogy

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 187-200

  Radford, Sally L ^a   McKee, Jeff ^b   Goldingay, Ross L ^a   Kavanagh, Rod P ^c  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capture; Handling; Phascolarctos cinereus; Radio tracking

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149289494     PISSN: 03100049     EISSN: 18367402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AM06027     Document Type: Article

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