Feeding strategy and activity budget of the frugivorous bat Carollia perspicillata (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in French Guiana

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 243-256

  Charles Dominique, P ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Carollia perspicillata Chiroptera feeding strategy French Guiana frugivory; Phyllostomidae radiotelemetry reproduction time budget

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY BUDGET; BAT; CHIROPTERA; FORAGING BEHAVIOUR; FRUGIVORY;

FRENCH GUIANA;

CAROLLIA PERSPICILLATA; PHYLLOSTOMIDAE;

EID: 0026304703     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026646740000540X     Document Type: Article

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