Reproduction and the female reproductive cycle of Nyctophilus geoffroyi and N. major (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from south-western Australia

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 489-504

  Hosken, D J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAT; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE;

(SOUTHWEST); AUSTRALIA;

CHIROPTERA; NYCTOPHILUS GEOFFROYI; NYCTOPHILUS MAJOR; VERTEBRATA; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 0031439337     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO96060     Document Type: Article

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