The diet of the diadem leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros diadema: Confirmation of a morphologically-based prediction of carnivory

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 243, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 295-303

  Pavey, C R ^a,b   Burwell, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Upper Mt Gravait   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIADEM LEAF-NOSED BAT; DIET;

AUSTRALIA;

ACRIDIDAE; AVES; CERAMBYCIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DIADEMA; GASTRIMARGUS; GASTRIMARGUS MUSICUS; HEXAPODA; HIPPOSIDEROS DIADEMA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; ORTHOPTEROIDEA; PHYLLOSTOMIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030779250     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb02783.x     Document Type: Article

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