Behavioural responses of free-ranging western grey kangaroos (Macropus fuliginosus) to olfactory cues of historical and recently introduced predators

Austral Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 115-121

  Mella, Valentina S A ^a,b   Cooper, Christine E ^a   Davies, Stephen J J F ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavioural response; Historical introduced predator; Predation risk; Predator odour; Western grey kangaroo

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CANID; FECES; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; HERBIVORE; HORSE; MARSUPIAL; ODOR; OLFACTORY CUE; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR; TIME ALLOCATION; VIGILANCE; WILD POPULATION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84893027435     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aec.12050     Document Type: Article

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