On the occurrence of a short period of delayed implantation in Schreibers' long-fingered bat (Miniopterus schreibersii) from a tropical latitude in Zimbabwe

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 238, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-22

  Bernard, R T F ^a   Cotterill, F P D ^b   Fergusson, R A ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Biodiversity Foundation for Africa   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELAYED IMPLANTATION; LATITUDINAL CLINE; SCHREIBERS' LONG-FINGERED BAT;

ZIMBABWE;

MINIOPTERUS SCHREIBERSII;

EID: 0029669155     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05376.x     Document Type: Article

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