The distribution and trophic ecology of an introduced, insular population of red-necked wallabies (Notamacropus rufogriseus)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 357-365

  Havlin, Paige ^a,c   Caravaggi, Anthony ^a,b   Montgomery, W Ian ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity; Diet; European hare; Lepus europaeus; Macropod; Non native species; Notamacropus rufogriseus; Population density; Red necked wallaby

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIET; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; ISOLATED POPULATION; MARSUPIAL; NICHE BREADTH; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TROPHIC CASCADE; UNESCO; VULNERABILITY;

ISLE OF MAN; UNITED KINGDOM;

CAREX; JUNCUS; LEPUS; LEPUS EUROPAEUS; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS RUFOGRISEUS; MAMMALIA; POACEAE;

EID: 85045233343     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2017-0090     Document Type: Article

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