Myrmecobius fasciatus (Dasyuromorphia: Myrmecobiidae)

Myrmecobius fasciatus Waterhouse, 1836, is a small to medium-sized dasyuromorph marsupial known as thenumbat. M. fasciatus is unusual among marsupials in that it is diurnal and feeds exclusively on termites, and it has a numberof characteristic adaptations associated with this specialized niche. M....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cooper, Christine
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Society of Mammalogists 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49342