Diet of the western pygmy possum, Cercartetus concinnus Gould (Marsupialia: Burramyidae), at Innes National Park, South Australia, and evaluation of diet sampling methods Pestell, Angela J. L. and Petit, Sophie 2007, Diet of the western pygmy possum, Cercartetus concinnus Gould (Marsupialia: Burramyidae), at Innes National Park, South Australia, and evaluation of diet sampling methods, Australian Journal of Zoology, vol. 55, no. 5, pp. 275-284, doi: 10.1071/ZO07037. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Diet of the western pygmy possum, Cercartetus concinnus Gould (Marsupialia: Burramyidae), at Innes National Park, South Australia, and evaluation of diet sampling methods Author(s) Pestell, Angela J. L. Petit, Sophie Journal name Australian Journal of Zoology Volume number 55 Issue number 5 Start page 275 End page 284 Total pages 10 Publisher C S I R O Publishing Place of publication Clayton, Vic. Publication date 2007-12-01 ISSN 0004-959X Keyword(s) Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Zoology FORAGING BEHAVIOR NITROGEN REQUIREMENTS FEATHERTAIL GLIDER ACROBATES-PYGMAEUS EUCALYPTUS POLLEN HABITAT PHENOLOGY FOREST POLLINATORS PATTERNS Summary The diet of a population of western pygmy possums, Cercartetus concinnus Gould (Marsupialia: Burramyidae), at Innes National Park, South Australia, was examined using faecal and fur pollen swab samples in relation to monthly plant phenological data. Eucalyptus pollen was the most abundant in both faeces and in fur swab samples, followed by Melaleuca pollen; plant exudates could not be examined by this study. Moth scales were found in 26% of the scat samples. Faecal samples comprised most plant species identified (15 of 17), but up to 25% of plant species recorded from fur pollen swabs were not recorded from faeces. The relatively high frequencies of plant species represented in fur pollen swabs indicates that this method is valuable for supplementing faecal analysis used to determine plant visitation by nectarivorous animals. Language eng DOI 10.1071/ZO07037 Indigenous content off Field of Research 05 Environmental Sciences 06 Biological Sciences 07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2007, CSIRO Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30136506 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Life and Environmental Sciences Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 06 May 2020, 08:09:30 EST Wed, 06 May 2020, 08:10:01 EST Thu, 07 May 2020, 05:00:12 EST Thu, 07 May 2020, 06:04:09 EST Tue, 03 Nov 2020, 07:05:59 EST Tue, 03 Nov 2020, 07:09:09 EST Tue, 03 Nov 2020, 14:58:39 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 15 times in TR Web of Science Cited 19 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 17 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 06 May 2020, 08:10:01 EST

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