Eco-geographic variation in size and sexual dimorphism in sugar gliders and squirrel gliders (Marsupialia : Petauridae)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-45

  Quin, Darren G ^a   Smith, Andrew P ^a   Norton, Tony W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PETAURUS BREVICEPS; PETAURUS NORFOLCENSIS;

SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SUGAR GLIDER;

AUSTRALIA; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 0029661696     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO9960019     Document Type: Article

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