Female reproduction in two species of tropical horseshoe bats (Rhinolophidae) in Zimbabwe

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1306-1316

  Cotterill, F P D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Afrotropical; Bats; Evolution; Retarded development; Rhinolophidae; Seasonal reproduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039923641     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1383022     Document Type: Article

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