Intrinsic and extrinsic sources of variation in size at birth and rates of postnatal growth in the big brown bat Eptesicus fuscus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 258, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 355-363

  Hood, Wendy R ^b   Bloss, Johanna ^a   Kunz, Thomas H ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b Wall College of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambient temperature; Eptesicus fuscus; Maternal age; Postnatal growth; Size at birth

Indexed keywords

BAT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; GROWTH RATE;

UNITED STATES;

EPTESICUS FUSCUS;

EID: 0036851232     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836902001504     Document Type: Article

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