Reproductive capability of brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) transferred from the wilds of Brisbane, Adelaide, and Armidale into captivity in Brisbane

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 284, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 783-788

  Baker, Michelle L ^a   Gemmell, Robert T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 0033486106     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19991201)284:7<783::AID-JEZ8>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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