Postnatal growth and age estimation in free-ranging bats: A comparison of longitudinal and cross-sectional sampling methods

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 709-718

  Baptista, T L ^a   Richardson, C S ^a   Kunz, T H ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Chiroptera; Cross sectional sampling; Free ranging bats; Mark recapture sampling; Myotis lucifugus; Postnatal growth

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; BAT; GROWTH RATE; METHODOLOGY; SAMPLING;

CHIROPTERA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MYOTIS LUCIFUGUS; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS BEECHEYI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033842750     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/81.3.709     Document Type: Review

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