Activity rhythms of southern brown bandicoots Isoodon Obesulus (Marsupialia: Peramelidae) in captivity

Australian Mammalogy

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 81-86

  Larcombe, Alexander N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activity rhythms; Bandicoot; Behaviour; Captivity; Nocturnal

Indexed keywords

EID: 9644271703     PISSN: 03100049     EISSN: 18367402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/am03081     Document Type: Article

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