Wooden poles can provide habitat connectivity for a gliding mammal

Australian Mammalogy

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-43

  Goldingay, Ross L ^a   Taylor, Brendan D ^a   Ball, Tina ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; PETAURUS NORFOLCENSIS; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 79953072340     PISSN: 03100049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AM10023     Document Type: Article

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