Dietary energetics of the insectivorous Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) during pregnancy and lactation

Oecologia

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 407-415

  Kunz, T H ^a   Whitaker Jr , J O ^b   Wadanoli, M D ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bats; Diet composition; Energetics; Feeding rates; Tadarida brasiliensis

Indexed keywords

TADARIDA BRASILIENSIS;

ENERGETICS; LACTATION; MEXICAN FREE-TAILED BAT; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0028974703     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: 14321939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00329419     Document Type: Article

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