When does an alien become a native species? a vulnerable native mammal recognizes and responds to its long-term alien predator

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Carthey, Alexandra J R ^a,b   Banks, Peter B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BANDICOOT; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FORAGE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MAMMAL; NATIVE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PERAMELES NASUTA; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; THREAT; ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; MIGRATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; RECOGNITION; WOLF;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS DINGO; CANIS LUPUS; FELIS CATUS; MAMMALIA; PERAMELES NASUTA; PERAMELIDAE;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CATS; DOGS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MAMMALS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); WOLVES;

EID: 84857081436     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031804     Document Type: Article

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