The life history of Pseudocheirus occidentalis (Pseudocheiridae) in the jarrah forest of south-western Australia

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 325-337

  Wayne, A F ^a,b   Rooney, J F ^b   Ward, C G ^b   Vellios, C V ^b   Lindenmayer, D B ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Science Division   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CONSERVATION STATUS; ECTOPARASITE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY; MARSUPIAL; MORTALITY; NEONATE; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; PREDATION RISK; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 29144476752     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO05026     Document Type: Article

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