Terminal reproductive effort in a marsupial

Biology Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 271-275

  Isaac, Joanne L ^a   Johnson, Christopher N ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age; Life history; Reproductive effort; Residual reproductive value

Indexed keywords

AGE; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; MARSUPIAL; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIFE HISTORY; MALE; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; PHALANGERIDAE;

EID: 25444455915     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2005.0326     Document Type: Article

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