Foraging ecology of three species of hipposiderid bats in tropical rainforest in north-east Australia

Wildlife Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 283-287

  Pavey, Chris R ^a,b   Burwell, Chris J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c QUEENSLAND MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAT; DIET; FECAL PELLET; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION;

AUSTRALIA;

HIPPOSIDEROS ATER; HIPPOSIDEROS CERVINUS; HIPPOSIDEROS DIADEMA;

EID: 0034128991     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR99054     Document Type: Article

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