Comparison of growth and development of the red-tailed phascogale (Phascogale calura) in three captive colonies

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 343-352

  Foster, W K ^a,d   Bradley, A J ^b   Caton, W ^c   Taggart, D A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Alice Springs Desert Park   (Australia)

^d Royal Zoological Society of South Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CAPTIVE BREEDING; COLONY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GROWTH; MARSUPIAL; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ANIMALIA; DASYURIDAE; PHASCOGALE CALURA;

EID: 33751102150     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO06033     Document Type: Article

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