Behaviour of the black flying fox Pteropus alecto: 2. Territoriality and courtship

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 153-166

  Markus, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Courtship; Mating; Pteropus alecto; Territorial defense

Indexed keywords

BAT; COURTSHIP; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TERRITORIALITY;

AUSTRALIA; BRISBANE; QUEENSLAND;

CANIDAE; MAMMALIA; ONCOUSOECIA; PTEROPODIDAE; PTEROPUS ALECTO;

EID: 0036971548     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/001.004.0204     Document Type: Article

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