Sex of pouch young related to maternal weight in Macropus eugenii and M. parma (Marsupialia: Macropodidae)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 573-578

  Sunnucks, Paul ^a   Taylor, Andrea C ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT; PARMA WALLABY; SEX ALLOCATION; TAMMAR WALLABY;

KAWAU ISLAND; NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS EUGENII; MACROPUS PARMA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031426757     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO97038     Document Type: Article

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