Dietary constraints upon reproduction in an obligate pollen-and nectar-feeding marsupial, the honey possum (Tarsipes rostratus)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 248, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 279-287

  Wooller, R D ^a   Richardson, K C ^a   Bradley, G O ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Life history; Marsupial; Nectar; Pollen; Tarsipes

Indexed keywords

FOOD PREFERENCE; LIMITING FACTOR; MARSUPIAL; NECTAR; POLLEN; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AUSTRALIA;

TARSIPES ROSTRATUS;

EID: 0032781064     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836999007013     Document Type: Article

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