Dominant and subordinate behaviour of captive brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula)

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 263-270

  Spurr, E B ^a   Jolly, S E ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Brushtail possum; Dominance hierarchies; Trichosurus vulpecula

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CAPTIVITY; DOMINANCE; MARSUPIAL; REPRODUCTION;

NEW ZEALAND;

TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 0033502523     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1999.9518195     Document Type: Article

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