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IN central Australia, the red kangaroo, Megaleia rufa (Desmarest), breeds continuously during favourable weather when the green herbage, which it prefers to eat1,2, is abundant; but progressively more and more females become anoestrous during prolonged drought2–4.
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NEWSOME, A. Estimating Severity of Drought. Nature 209, 904 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/209904a0
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