Bibliography for Macrotis lagotis (Reid, 1837)

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• McCracken, H.E. 1990. Reproduction in the greater bilby, Macrotis lagotis (Reid) - a comparison with other perameloids. pp. 199-204 in Seebeck, J.H., Brown, P.R., Wallis, R.L. & Kemper, C.M. (eds). Bandicoots and Bilbies. Chipping Norton : Surrey Beatty & Sons 392 pp.
• Miller, E.J., Eldridge, M.D.B., Thomas, N., Marlow, N. & Herbert, C.A. 2010. The genetic mating system, male reproductive success and lack of selection on male traits in the greater bilby. Australian Journal of Zoology 58(2): 113-120
• Moritz, C., Heideman, A., Geffen, E. & McRae, P. 1997. Genetic population structure of the greater bilby Macrotis lagotis, a marsupial in decline. Molecular Ecology 6: 925-936
• Reid, J. 1837. Description of a new species of the genus Perameles (P. lagotis). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1836: 129-131 [publication date established from Sclater, P.L. 1893. List of the dates of receipt from the Printers of the sheets of the Society's 'Proceedings' from 1831 to 1859 inclusive. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1893: 435–440 [437]]
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