A quantitative dietary study of the 'critically endangered' Gilbert's Potoroo Potorous Gilbert II

Australian Mammalogy

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-6

  Nguyen, V P ^a,b   Needham, A D ^a   Friend, J A ^b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Department of Fisheries WA ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Diet; Faecal analysis; Gilbert's potoroo; Mycophagy; Potorous gilbertii

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015047185     PISSN: 03100049     EISSN: 18367402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/am05001     Document Type: Article

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