Effect of ovariectomy on the social status of brushtail possums (trichosurus vulpecula) in captivity

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-31

  Jolly, S E ^a   Spurr, E B ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biological control; Brushtail possums; Dominance; Ovariectomy; Reproduction; Social behaviour; Trichosurus vulpecula

Indexed keywords

OVARIECTOMY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR;

NEW ZEALAND;

TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 0030467498     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1996.9518063     Document Type: Article

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