Does diet constrain the occupation of high elevations by macropods? A comparison between Macropus rufogriseus and Wallabia bicolor

Australian Mammalogy

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 219-228

  Green, K ^a   Davis, N E ^b   Robinson, W A ^c  

^a NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alpine zone; Climate change; Dietary breadth; Snow

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908471348     PISSN: 03100049     EISSN: 18367402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AM14007     Document Type: Article

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