Localization of prey by the Indian false vampire bat Megaderma lyra

Mammalia

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 149-158

  Rajan, K E ^b   Marimuthu, G ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAT; PREY CAPTURE; PREY LOCATION;

MEGADERMA LYRA;

EID: 0033407047     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm.1999.63.2.149     Document Type: Article

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