The evolution of flight and echolocation in pre-bats: An evaluation of the energetics of reach hunting

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-15

  Speakman, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerial insects; Chiroptera; Echolocation; Evolution; Flight; Reach hunting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001859559     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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