Composition of milk of the common brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula (Marsupialia:Phalangeridae): Concentrations of elements

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 479-486

  Jolly, S E ^a   Morriss, G A ^a   Scobie, S ^a   Cowan, P E ^b  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 0030469242     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO9960479     Document Type: Article

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