Predation on diurnal insects by the eastern horseshoe bat, rhinolophus megaphyllus gray (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae)

Memoirs of the Queensland Museum

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 555-558

  Pavey, Christoph R ^a   Burwell, Christopher J ^b  

^a Queensland Museum ^*  (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crepuscular activity; Diurnal insects; Pr dation; Rhinolophus megaphyllus

Indexed keywords

BAT; EMERGENCE;

AUSTRALIA;

HEMIPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; ODONATA; RHINOLOPHUS MEGAPHYLLUS;

EID: 0032578061     PISSN: 00798835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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