Dietary strategies of Olf World Fruit Bats (Megachiroptera, Pteropodidae): how do they obtain sufficient protein?

Mammal Review

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 185-194

  Courts, S E ^a  

^a Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAT; DIET; FRUGIVORY; HERBIVORY; INSECTIVORY; NECTARIVORY;

CHIROPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MEGACHIROPTERA; PTEROPODIDAE;

EID: 0032470268     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2907.1998.00033.x     Document Type: Article

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