Dietary specialization and Eucalyptus species preferences in Queensland koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus)

Zoo Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-58

  Higgins, Alexis L ^a,b   Bercovitch, Fred B ^a,c   Tobey, Jennifer R ^a   Andrus, Chris Hamlin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens   (United States)

^c Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens ^*

Author keywords

Eucalyptus; Feeding behavior; Phascolarctos; Secondary plant metabolites

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DIET; EUCALYPTUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; KOALA; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; DIET; EUCALYPTUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MALE; PHASCOLARCTIDAE; PLANT LEAVES;

EUCALYPTUS; PHASCOLARCTIDAE; PHASCOLARCTOS; PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS;

EID: 79851497073     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20312     Document Type: Article

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