Trichosurus vulpecula arnhemensis

The breeding biology of a tropical possum, Trichosurus vulpecula arnhemensis (Phalangeridae: Marsupialia)

The breeding biology of Trichosurus vulpecula has been studied in some detail for temperate populations but not for the northern brushtail possum (T. v. arnhemensis ), the tropical form of […]

Topics: AUSTRALIA, Ecology, Mammals, Northern Territory, reproductive-strategy, temperate environments, Trichosurus vulpecula arnhemensis

A test of the vegetation mosaic hypothesis: A hypothesis to explain the decline and extinction of Australian mammals

The vegetation mosaic hypothesis suggests that medium-sized mammals occupying arid and semi-arid areas of Australia require a habitat that is a fine-grained mosaic of different vegetation types or seral stages. […]

Topics: AUSTRALIA, extinction, population decline, Trichosurus vulpecula arnhemensis, vegetation patterns, Western Australia