Generation of sex ratio biases in the red-tailed phascogale (Phascogale calura)

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 275-280

  Foster, W K ^a,b   Taggart, D A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Adelaide Zoo   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dasyurid; Fecundity; Marsupial; Reproductive investment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CORPUS LUTEUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; MALE; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; PARITY; SEX RATIO;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BODY WEIGHT; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CORPUS LUTEUM; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; MALE; MARSUPIALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); SEX RATIO;

DASYURIDAE; METATHERIA; PHASCOGALE CALURA;

EID: 38549107849     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD07031     Document Type: Article

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