Effects of body size and home range on access to mates and paternity in male bridled nailtail wallabies

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 121-130

  Fisher, D O ^a   Lara, M C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; HOME RANGE; MARSUPIAL; MATING SUCCESS; PATERNITY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

MACROPODIDAE; METATHERIA; ONYCHOGALEA FRAENATA;

EID: 0032793763     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1999.1119     Document Type: Article

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