Morphology and function of the gastrointestinal tract of Australian folivorous possums

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 357-368

  Crowe, Olivia ^a   Hume, Ian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALOPIAS; BASSARISCUS ASTUTUS; PEREGRINUS; PETAUROIDES VOLANS; PETROPSEUDES DAHLI; PHALANGER; PHALANGERIDAE; PSEUDOCHEIRIDAE; PSEUDOCHEIRUS PEREGRINUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 0030815883     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO97004     Document Type: Article

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