Plasma androgen, social position, and response to GnRH in the marsupial sugar glider Petaurus breviceps (Marsupialia: Petauridae)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 241, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 579-587

  Bradley, A J ^a   Stoddart, D M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREVICEPS; METATHERIA; PETAURIDAE; PETAURUS BREVICEPS;

EID: 0030947151     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb04849.x     Document Type: Article

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