Allomaternal care and recognition between mothers and young in pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 240, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 781-787

  De Fanis, Elena ^a   Jones, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIPISTRELLUS PIPISTRELLUS;

EID: 0030366609     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05324.x     Document Type: Article

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