Phylogeographic variation in the quokka, Setonix brachyurus (Marsupialia: Macropodidae): Implications for conservation

Animal Conservation

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 325-333

  Sinclair, E A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CACAJAO; MACROPODIDAE; METATHERIA; SETONIX BRACHYURUS;

EID: 0002736186     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S136794300100138X     Document Type: Article

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