Is water the key? Dingo management, intraguild interactions and predator distribution around water points in arid Australia

Wildlife Research

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 426-436

  Brawata, Renee L ^a   Neeman, Teresa ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

artificial water; avoidance behaviour; dingo; mesopredator

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; ARID REGION; AVOIDANCE REACTION; CANID; INTRAGUILD INTERACTION; PREDATOR; WATERING POINT; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS DINGO; CANIS LUPUS; FELIS CATUS; MAMMALIA; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 80054115759     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR10169     Document Type: Article

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