Technique for faecal marking in group-housed southern hairy-nosed wombats Lasiorhinus latifrons

Australian Zoologist

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 649-654

  Hogan, L A ^a   Phillips, C J C ^a   Horsup, A B ^b   Janssen, T ^c   Johnston, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^c Rockhampton Botanical Gardens and Zoo   (Australia)

Author keywords

Faecal marker; Glitter; Oral delivery; Wombat

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE POPULATION; COLOR; DIGESTION; FECAL PELLET; MARSUPIAL; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLASTIC; SAMPLING;

AVENA; EQUIDAE; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; LASIORHINUS LATIFRONS; VOMBATIDAE;

EID: 81755171175     PISSN: 00672238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7882/AZ.2011.017     Document Type: Article

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