Towards a biology of Propleopus oscillans (Marsupialia: Propleopinae, Hypsiprymnodontidae)

Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales

Volumn 1997, Issue 117, 1997, Pages 243-328

  Ride, W D L ^a   Pridmore, P A ^a   Barwick, R E ^a   Wells, R T ^b   Heady, R D ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dentition; Forelimb; Humerus; Lifestyle; Locomotion; Mastication; Musculature; Propleopus; Skull

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008952055     PISSN: 0370047X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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