Remote monitoring of the behaviour and activity of captive southern hairy-nosed wombats (Lasiorhinus latifrons)

Australian Mammalogy

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 123-135

  Hogan, Lindsay A ^a   Phillips, Clive J C ^a   Lisle, Allan ^a   Horsup, Alan B ^b   Janssen, Tina ^c   Johnston, Steve D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^c Rockhampton Botanical Gardens and Zoo   (Australia)

Author keywords

Digital video surveillance; Marsupial; Radio telemetry; Time budgets.

Indexed keywords

LASIORHINUS LATIFRONS; METATHERIA; VOMBATIDAE;

EID: 70450242646     PISSN: 03100049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AM09023     Document Type: Article

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