Impact of anthropogenic habitat fragmentation on population health in a small, carnivorous marsupial

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1332-1341

  Johnstone, Christopher P ^a   Reina, Richard D ^a   Lill, Alan ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

abundance; Antechinus; anthropogenic effects; body condition; degradation; ectoparasite; fragmentation

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BODY CONDITION; CARNIVORY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECTOPARASITE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; EVERGREEN FOREST; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; LIFE HISTORY; MARSUPIAL; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE;

ANTECHINUS; ANTECHINUS AGILIS; EUCALYPTUS; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 78650468853     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/10-MAMM-A-034.1     Document Type: Article

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