Studies of Macropodidae in Queensland. 1. Food preferences of the grey kangaroo (Macropus major Shaw)

Abstract

A method for determining food preferences of the grey kangaroo (Macropus major Shaw), involving comparisons between frequencies of plant species in the pasture and in the mouths of kangaroos feeding on that pasture, is described. Application of the method in the Greymare-Durikai area of southern Queensland suggests that the grey kangaroo grazes non-selectively in that area.