Seasonal wing loading and the ontogeny of flight in Phyllostomus hastatus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1199-1209

  Stern, April A ^a   Kunz, Thomas H ^b   Bhatt, Sonal S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Flight; Phyllostomus hastatus; Wing loading

Indexed keywords

CHIROPTERA; PHYLLOSTOMIDAE; PHYLLOSTOMUS HASTATUS;

EID: 0008221975     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1383063     Document Type: Article

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