Social dominance and breeding success in captive brushtail possums, Trichosurus vulpecula

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-25

  Jolly, S E ^a   Spurr, E B ^a   Cowan, P E ^b  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Brushtail possums; Dominance; Fertility control; Reproduction; Social behaviour; Trichosurus vulpecula

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVITY; DOMINANCE; FERTILITY; MARSUPIAL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

NEW ZEALAND;

TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 0032834023     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1999.9518173     Document Type: Article

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