| Titre : | Diet of the quokka (Setonix brachyurus) (Macropodidae : Marsupialia) in the northern jarrah forest of Western Australia |
| Auteurs : | M. W. Hayward, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Wildlife Research (32(1) 2005) |
| Article en page(s) : | 15-22 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Résumé : | The diet of the quokka in the northern jarrah forest of Western Australia was investigated by microscopic examination of faecal pellets of known individuals and comparison with a reference collection of plant epidermal tissue. Twenty-nine plant species were identified from the 97 faecal pellet groups collected from 53 individuals, confirming that the quokka is a browsing herbivore that favours leaves and stems. Of those |



