Milk composition and growth in wild and captive Tasmanian pademelons, Thylogale billardierii (Marsupialia)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 241-248

  Rose, R W ^a   Flowers, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; GROWTH RATE; MARSUPIAL; MILK;

METATHERIA; THYLOGALE; THYLOGALE BILLARDIERII;

EID: 26944450550     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO05009     Document Type: Article

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