The fungi in the diet of the swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor), across different vegetation types, in the Royal National Park
Evans, Julia2000
Books, Manuscripts
This study focused on the identification of the fungi in the diet of the swamp wallaby that were unknown prior to this study. The swamp wallaby also serves as an ecological contrast to other mycophagous mammals studied to date.
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Richmond NSW University of Western Sydney 2000
Collation:
142 p. some colour illustrations colour maps
Contents:
The swamp Wallaby - Fungi as a food for mammals - Fungal dynamics - Fungi, fire and mammals - Methods -- Faecal sample collection and analysis - Fungal spores - Gut analysis - Statistical analysis - Results -- Fungi in the diet of the swamp wallaby - Fungi with spore concentrations dominating faecal samples - The presence/absence of fungi in swamp wallaby faeces - Spore concentrations in faeces - Observations on the swamp wallaby - Discussion -- Fungi in the diet of the swamp wallaby - Swamp wallaby as an ecological contrast - New observations on the swamp wallaby - Mammal mycophagy - Methodology
Dewey class:
599.2 FUN
Local class:
599.2
Language:
English
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BRN:
133301