Seasonal reproduction in musky rat-kangaroos, Hypsiprymnodon moschatus: A response to changes in resource availability

Wildlife Research

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 561-578

  Dennis, Andrew J ^a,b   Marsh, Helene ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; MUSKY RAT-KANGAROO; REPRODUCTION; SEASONALITY;

HYPSIPRYMNODON MOSCHATUS; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPODOIDEA; MACROPUS SP.; POTOROIDAE;

EID: 0030695953     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR96038     Document Type: Article

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