Forelimb musculature of kangaroos with particular emphasis on the tammar wallaby Macropus eugenii (Desmarest, 1817)

Australian Mammalogy

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-9

  Harvey, Kathryn J ^a   Warburton, Natalie ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Comparative anatomy; Kangaroo; Marsupial; Myology; Pectoral limb

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS EUGENII; MACROPUS FULIGINOSUS; MACROPUS RUFUS; METATHERIA; SETONIX BRACHYURUS;

EID: 77950238236     PISSN: 03100049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AM08022     Document Type: Review

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