Seasonal field energetics and water fluxes of the long-nosed potoroo (Potorous tridactylus) in Southern Victoria

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-11

  Wallis, I R ^a,c   Green, B ^b   Newgrain, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; POTOROUS; POTOROUS TRIDACTYLUS; TRIDACTYLUS; VICTORIA;

EID: 0030925960     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO96057     Document Type: Article

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