Perturbed growth and development in marsupial young after reciprocal cross-fostering between species

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 976-983

  Menzies, Brandon R ^a   Shaw, Geoff ^a   Fletcher, Terry P ^a   Renfree, Marilyn B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Growth inhibition; Lactation; Macropus eugenii; Macropus parma

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RETARDATION; LACTATION; MACROPUS EUGENII; MACROPUS PARMA; MALE; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; MACROPODIDAE; MALE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

MACROPUS EUGENII; MACROPUS PARMA; METATHERIA;

EID: 35649012582     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD07142     Document Type: Article

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