Home range dynamics of the yellow-footed rock-wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus celeris) in central-western Queensland

Austral Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-68

  Sharp, Andy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Department for Environment and Heritage ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Foraging range; Home range; Movement pattern; Petrogale xanthopus celeris; Yellow footed rock wallaby

Indexed keywords

FEEDING GROUND; HOME RANGE; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; MARSUPIAL; MOVEMENT; RANGE SIZE; SEMIARID REGION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; FLINDERS RANGE; IDALIA NATIONAL PARK; QUEENSLAND; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

MACROPODIDAE; PETROGALE; PETROGALE XANTHOPUS; PETROGALE XANTHOPUS CELERIS; PETROGALE XANTHOPUS XANTHOPUS;

EID: 58249101103     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2008.01882.x     Document Type: Article

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