Diet and nectarivorous foraging behaviour of the short-tailed bat (Mystacina tuberculata)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 247, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 183-187

  Arkins, A M ^a   Winnington, A P ^b   Anderson, S ^c   Clout, M N ^c  

^a Otago University ^*  (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bats; Faecal analysis; Nectarivory; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

BAT; DIET; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NECTARIVORY;

NEW ZEALAND;

CHALINOLOBUS TUBERCULATUS; METROSIDEROS EXCELSA; MYSTACINA TUBERCULATA;

EID: 0033052093     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095283699900206X     Document Type: Article

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