Effect of moonlight on the foraging behaviour of a megachiropteran bat Cynopterus sphinx

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 253, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 347-350

  Elangovan, V ^a   Marimuthu, G ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cynopterus sphinx; Foraging activity; Fruit bat; Moonlight

Indexed keywords

BAT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MOON;

EID: 0035106595     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836901000310     Document Type: Article

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