Partial semelparity in the neotropical didelphid marsupial Gracilinanus microtarsus

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 915-920

  Martins, Eduardo G ^a   Bonato, Vinícius ^b   Da Silva, Cibele Q ^c   Dos Reis, Sérgio F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Instituto de Ciências Biológicas   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Capture mark recapture; Didelphidae; Life history; Stress

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; FIELD METHOD; MARSUPIAL; MORTALITY RISK; NEOTROPICAL REGION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SURVIVAL;

DASYURIDAE; DIDELPHIDAE; GRACILINANUS MICROTARSUS; METATHERIA;

EID: 33750391690     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-403R1.1     Document Type: Article

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