Use and characteristics of nocturnal habitats of the squirrel glider (Petaurus norfocensis) in Australian temperate woodlands

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 320-329

  Crane, M J ^a   Lindenmayer, D B ^a   Cunningham, R B ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOWERING; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; RODENT; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS MELLIODORA; EUCALYPTUS SIDEROXYLON; MUGGA; PETAURUS; PETAURUS NORFOLCENSIS; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 84876544418     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO12080     Document Type: Article

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