Maternal influence on philopatry and space use by juvenile brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula)

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 477-483

  Blackie, Helen M ^a   Russell, James C ^b   Clout, Mick N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Global positioning system collars; Home range; Offspring; Parental absence; Population control; Sex bias; Space use; Spatial organisation

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GPS; HOME RANGE; JUVENILE; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; MARSUPIAL; MATERNAL EFFECT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PEST CONTROL; PHILOPATRY; POLYGON; RARE SPECIES; RESEARCH WORK; SPACE USE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVORSHIP; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MOTHER; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRICHOSURUS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; HOMING BEHAVIOR; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MOTHERS; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEX FACTORS; TRICHOSURUS;

MAMMALIA; PHALANGERIDAE; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 79551583855     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01781.x     Document Type: Article

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