The diet of Pteropus voeltzkowi, an endangered fruit bat endemic to Pemba Island, Tanzania

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 351-360

  Entwistle, Abigail C ^a,b   Corp, Nadia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b FAUNA AND FLORA INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diet; Pemba flying fox; Pteropus; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

DIETR; ENDANGERED BAT; ENDEMIC BAT; FRUIT BAT; PEMBA FLYING FOX;

PEMBA ISLAND; TANZANIA;

ARTOCARPUS ALTILIS; CANIDAE; CHIROPTERA; FICUS; FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); MANGIFERA INDICA; PTEROPODIDAE; PTEROPUS; PTEROPUS VOELTZKOWI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031443580     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.1997.092-8900092.x     Document Type: Article

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