Anatomy and development of the koala, Phascolarctos cinereus: An evolutionary perspective on the superfamily Vombatoidea

Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 203, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 211-223

  Grand, T I ^a   Barboza, Perry S ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain and muscle growth; Lactation energetics; Life history; Locomotor anatomy; Wombats

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANATOMY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BRAIN GROWTH; CLIMBING; DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY TRANSFER; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; LACTATION; MALE; MARSUPIAL; MUSCLE GROWTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BONE AND BONES; BONE DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; MARSUPIALIA; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; BRADYPUS INFUSCATUS; EDENTATA; EUCALYPTUS; EUTHERIA; MACROPODIDAE; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; PHASCOLARCTIDAE; PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS; VERTEBRATA; VOMBATIDAE;

EID: 0035114294     PISSN: 03402061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004290000153     Document Type: Article

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