Birth in the northern quoll, Dasyurus hallucatus (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 187-198

  Nelson, John E ^a   Gemmell, Robert T ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARSUPIAL; PARTURITION; VIDEOGRAPHY;

DASYURIDAE; DASYURUS; DASYURUS HALLUCATUS; METATHERIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038756446     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO02016     Document Type: Article

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