Seasonal anoestrus in western grey kangaroos (Macropus fuliginosus ocydromus) in south-western Australia

Australian Mammalogy

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-196

  Mayberry, Chris ^a   Maloney, Shane K ^a   Mawson, Peter ^b   Bencini, Roberta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS FULIGINOSUS; METATHERIA;

EID: 77956909862     PISSN: 03100049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AM09029     Document Type: Article

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