Changes in body composition during reproduction and postnatal growth in the little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)

Ecoscience

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 10-17

  Reynolds, D Scott ^a   Kunz, Thomas H ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Energy allocation; Lactation; Myotis lucifugus; Postnatal growth; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BAT; BODY CONDITION; GROWTH; REPRODUCTIVE COST;

MYOTIS LUCIFUGUS;

EID: 0034115290     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2000.11682565     Document Type: Article

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