Testes weight, body weight and mating systems in marsupials and monotremes

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 243, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 523-531

  Rose, R W ^a   Nevison, C M ^b   Dixson, A F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROBATES PYGMAEUS; ANTECHINUS FLAVIPES; ARIA; BREVICEPS; ISOODON OBESULUS; LASIORHINUS LATIFRONS; MACROPUS AGILIS; MACROPUS EUGENII; MACROPUS RUFOGRISEUS; METATHERIA; MONOTREMATA; ORNITHORHYNCHUS ANATINUS; PERAMELES NASUTA; PETAUROIDES VOLANS; PETAURUS BREVICEPS; POTOROUS TRIDACTYLUS; PRIMATES; SARCOPHILUS HARRISII; TACHYGLOSSUS ACULEATUS; TARSIPES ROSTRATUS; TRIDACTYLUS; ZAGLOSSUS BRUIJNI;

EID: 0030660555     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb02798.x     Document Type: Article

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