Effects of vaccination against gonadotrophin‐releasing hormone (GnRH) on the social status of brushtail possums in captivity

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 325-330

  Jolly, S E ^a,b   Cowan, P E ^a,c  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (Australia)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biological control; Brushtail possums; Dominance; GnRH vaccination; Reproduction; Social behaviour; Trichosurus vulpecula

Indexed keywords

REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0030319301     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1996.9518091     Document Type: Article

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