Observations on the behaviour of the smoky mouse Pseudomys fumeus (Rodentia: Muridae)

Australian Mammalogy

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-42

  Woods, Richard E ^a,b   Ford, Frederick D ^c,d  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activity patterns; Behaviour; Breeding behaviour; Nesting; Pseudomys fumeus; Smoky mouse; Social interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84977745481     PISSN: 03100049     EISSN: 18367402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/am00035     Document Type: Article

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