Kangaroos in outback Australia : comparative ecology and behavior of three coexisting species / Dale R. McCullough, Yvette McCullough.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCullough, Dale R., 1933-

Contributor:

McCullough, Yvette.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kangaroos--Australia--New South Wales.

Kangaroos.

New South Wales.

Physical Description:

xvii, 308 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2000]

Summary:

"Kangaroos in Outback Australia" focuses on Yathong Nature Reserve, where three species of kangaroo -- red, eastern grey, and western grey -- overlap and create a unique opportunity for ecological study. The McCulloughs used systematic counts, radio telemetry, direct observations, and other techniques to characterize and compare the different species' population sizes, home ranges and movements, activity patterns, habitat selection, feeding behavior, and social organization.

Contents:

2. Description of Yathong Nature Reserve 17

3. Methods 47

4. Population Size and Composition 80

5. Home Range and Movements 96

6. Activity Patterns 121

7. Social Grouping 152

8. Behavior 168

9. Feeding Ecology 200

10. Habitat and Niche Relationships 221

11. Predators and Competitors 233

12. Kangaroos, Ungulates, and Ecological and Evolutionary Models 249.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-300) and index.

ISBN:

023111916X

0231119178

OCLC:

43811108