Predicting survivors: Animal temperament and translocation

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 969-977

  May, Tegan M ^a   Page, Manda J ^b,c   Fleming, Patricia A ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY   (Australia)

^c Department of Parks and Wildlife ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavioral syndromes; conservation; coping strategy; personality

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BODY MASS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; COPING STRATEGY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT SELECTION; HOME RANGE; MARSUPIAL; PREDICTION; SURVIVAL; TRACKING; TRANSLOCATION; TRAPPING; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMALIA; PHALANGERIDAE; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 84979299112     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arv242     Document Type: Article

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