Partnerships in the social system of a small macropod marsupial, the quokka (Setonix brachyurus)

Behaviour

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 89-112

  McLean, Ian G ^a,b,d   Cameron, Elissa Z ^a,b,c   Linklater, Wayne L ^a,b,e   Schmitt, Natalie T ^a,b   Pulskamp, Karin S M ^a,b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b BOTANIC GARDENS AND PARKS AUTHORITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^d Rotorua District Council   (New Zealand)

^e VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Marsupial; Social relationships; Social system

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; SETONIX BRACHYURUS;

EID: 67449111400     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853908X390940     Document Type: Article

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