Determining kangaroo age from lens protein content

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 485-494

  Augusteyn, Robert C ^a   Coulson, Graeme ^b   Landman, Kerry A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; EYE; MARSUPIAL; MORPHOMETRY; PROTEIN;

ANIMALIA; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS; MACROPUS FULIGINOSUS; MACROPUS GIGANTEUS; MACROPUS RUFUS; MACROPUS SP.; METATHERIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1042290781     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO02015     Document Type: Article

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