Early pregnancy factor in marsupials

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 211-215

  Cruz, Y P ^a   Morton, H ^b   Cavanagh, A C ^b   Selwood, L ^c   Wilson, S D ^a   Sasaki, M ^a  

^a OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; MARSUPIAL; PREGNANCY; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMALIA; DASYURIDAE; DIDELPHIDAE; EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; MONODELPHIS DOMESTICA; PHALANGERIDAE; SMINTHOPSIS MACROURA; TRICHOSURUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 33745489167     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO05050     Document Type: Conference Paper

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