Oestrous cycle and gestation length in the musky rat-kangaroo, Hypsiprymnodon moschatus (Potoroidae: Marsupialia)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 37-44

  Lloyd, Shan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 0034996421     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO00010     Document Type: Article

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