Resource use by two morphologically similar insectivorous bats (Nycteris thebaica and Hipposideros caffer)

South African Journal of Zoology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-33

  Bowie, Rauri C K ^a   Jacobs, David S ^a   Taylor, Peter J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Durban Natural Science Museum   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAT; DIET; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MORPHOLOGY; PREY LOCATION;

KWAZULU-NATAL; MKUZI; SOUTH AFRICA;

HIPPOSIDEROS CAFFER; NYCTERIS THEBAICA;

EID: 0032862913     PISSN: 02541858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02541858.1999.11448484     Document Type: Article

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