Scat happens: Spatiotemporal fluctuation in dingo scat collection rates

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 137-140

  Allen, Benjamin L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canis lupus dingo; Defaecation; Lethal control; Pack structure; Population indexing; Scent marking; Social stability

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARID ENVIRONMENT; CANID; DEFECATION; FECES; SAMPLING; SCENT MARKING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84867306838     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO12038     Document Type: Article

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