Offspring sex ratio variation in the bridled nailtail wallaby, Onychogalea fraenata

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 411-419

  Fisher, Diana O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bridled nailtail wallaby; Macropodidae; Offspring sex ratio; Onychogalea fraenata; Trivers Willard hypothesis

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; MARSUPIAL; OFFSPRING PRODUCTION; SEX RATIO;

ONYCHOGALEA FRAENATA;

EID: 0033039939     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050578     Document Type: Article

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