Morphological changes during postnatal growth and reproduction in the brown long-eared bat plecotus auritus: Implications for wing loading and predicted flight performance

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 773-791

  McLean, J A ^a   Speakman, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flight Performance; Growth; Plecotus Auritus; Reproduction; Wing Loading

Indexed keywords

BAT; GROWTH; MORPHOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; PLECOTUS AURITUS;

EID: 0034068676     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002229300299417     Document Type: Article

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