Parturition and perfect prematurity: Birth in marsupials

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 139-149

  Shaw, Geoff ^a   Renfree, Marilyn B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH DATE; MARSUPIAL; NEONATE;

EUTHERIA; MACROPUS EUGENII; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA;

EID: 33745485015     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO05070     Document Type: Conference Paper

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