Metabolic physiology of the north-western marsupial mole, Notoryctes caurinus (Marsupialia: Notoryctidae)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 241-258

  Withers, P C ^a   Thompson, G G ^b   Seymour, R S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EREMITALPA GRANTI; NOTORYCTES CAURINUS;

EID: 0033874095     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO99073     Document Type: Article

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