The distribution of play behaviour among Australian marsupials

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 247, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 349-356

  Byers, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain size; Marsupials; Metabolic rate; Play

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; MAMMAL; PLAY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032936277     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836999003064     Document Type: Article

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