The diet of red-tailed phascogales in a trial translocation at Alice Springs Desert Park, Northern Territory, Australia

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 280, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 326-331

  Stannard, H J ^a   Caton, W ^b   Old, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Wildlife Research Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dasyurid; Diet; Insectivore; Marsupial; Phascogale; Translocation

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; DIET; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INSECTIVORE; MARSUPIAL; NESTING SUCCESS; REPTILE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; TRANSLOCATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ALICE SPRINGS DESERT PARK; AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

ARTHROPODA; AVES; DASYURIDAE; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; PHASCOGALE; PHASCOGALE CALURA; REPTILIA;

EID: 77952516688     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00658.x     Document Type: Article

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