Copies of author's previously published works, inserted. / Bibliography :p.137-167. / xi, 167, [54]p. leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Research performed on several aspects of the reproductive biology of the female, fat-tailed dunnarts (Sminthopsis crassicaudata). Investigates the origin of the shell membrane, the stage of embryonic development at which it is lost and implantation takes place, the morphological features of fetal-maternal cellular interactions at implantation and placentation. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Anatomy and Histology, 1995