Postnatal growth and age estimation in the Indian false vampire bat (Megaderma lyra)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 248, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 529-534

  Rajan, K Emmanuvel ^a   Marimuthu, G ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Growth curves; Megaderma lyra; Mother young; Postnatal

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; BAT; GROWTH;

MEGADERMA LYRA;

EID: 0033180102     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836999008122     Document Type: Article

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