Fine-scale habitat selection by adult female swamp wallabies (Wallabia bicolor)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 305-309

  Swan, Matthew ^a,b   Di Stefano, Julian ^a,c   Greenfield, Andrew ^a   Coulson, Graeme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Biosis Research   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; DIURNAL VARIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; MARSUPIAL; SHELTER;

ANIMALIA; WALLABIA BICOLOR;

EID: 62549109170     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO07051     Document Type: Article

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