Morphological variation within Antechinus agilis and Antechinus stuartii (Marsupialia:Dasyuridae)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 339-356

  Crowther, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARSUPIAL; MORPHOLOGY; SYMPATRY;

AUSTRALIA;

ANTECHINUS AGILIS; ANTECHINUS STUARTII;

EID: 0036436363     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO01030     Document Type: Article

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