Repertoires of social behaviour in captive and free-ranging grey kangaroos, Macropus giganteus and Macropus fuliginosus (Marsupialia: Macropodidae)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 242, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 119-130

  Coulson, Graeme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROPUS FULIGINOSUS; MACROPUS GIGANTEUS;

BEHAVIOURAL ECOLOGY; EASTERN GREY KANGAROO; SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR; WESTERN GREY KANGAROO;

AUSTRALIA, VICTORIA, GRAMPIANS NATIONAL PARK; AUSTRALIA, VICTORIA, MELBOURNE;

EID: 0030620353     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb02933.x     Document Type: Article

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