Sperm production and immune function in two Australian bats, Chalinolobus morio and Nyctophilus geoffroyi

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 173-180

  Hosken, D J ^a   O'shea J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Immunocompetence; Spleen size; Testis size

Indexed keywords

BAT; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; SPERM;

EID: 0034998024     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2001.9522783     Document Type: Article

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