Reproductive ecology of wild tammar wallabies in natural and developed habitats on Garden Island, Western Australia

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 111-119

  Schwanz, Lisa E ^a,b   Robert, Kylie A ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Income and capital breeding; Macropodidae; Somatic reserves

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BODY CONDITION; BODY SIZE; BREEDING SEASON; BUSHLAND; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT TYPE; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MARSUPIAL; OVERWINTERING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEASONALITY; WATER AVAILABILITY; WEANING; WILD POPULATION;

AUSTRALIA; GARDEN ISLAND; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84867319357     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO12024     Document Type: Article

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