Life of Marsupials

acids activity adaptations adrenal adult ambient temperature animals Antechinus stuartii Aust Australia birth blastocyst blood body temperature brain breeding season brush possum Burramyidae Caenolestidae cells Cercartetus cerebral chromosomes cm³ concentration corpus luteum cortex Cretaceous Dasyuridae Dasyurus diapause Didelphis Didelphis marsupialis diet embryo epithelium euros eutherian eutherian species excretion extinct females forest function gestation glands glider glucose grey habitat herbivores Island kidney lactation lower Macropodidae macropods Macropus eugenii Macropus robustus males mammals Marsupialia marsupials Megaleia rufa membrane metabolism milk molars monotremes nitrogen North America observed occur oestrous cycle oestrus pattern Peramelidae phalangerids pigmy possum plasma population possum pouch young protein Pseudocheirus quokka rabbit red kangaroo reproduction response Rottnest ruminant secretion serum Setonix brachyurus sheep Sminthopsis crassicaudata South stomach suckling tammar thermoregulation tissue torpor Trichosurus vulpecula urea urine urogenital uterine uterus vascular wallaby water loss whereas wombat yolk sac Zool