Behaviour of the black flying fox Pteropus alecto: 1. An ethogram of behaviour, and preliminary characterisation of mother-infant interactions

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 137-152

  Markus, Nicola ^a   Blackshaw, Judith K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Behaviour; Birth; Ethogram; Maternal interactions; Pteropus alecto

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BAT; MATERNAL CARE; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VOCALIZATION;

AUSTRALIA; BRISBANE; QUEENSLAND;

CANIDAE; ONCOUSOECIA; PTEROPODIDAE; PTEROPUS ALECTO;

EID: 0036970916     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/001.004.0203     Document Type: Article

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