The ontogeny of the baculum in Nyctalus noctula and Vespertilio murinus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 117-123

  Smirnov, Dmitry G ^a   Tsytsulina, Katerina ^b  

^a PENZA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Baculum; Chiroptera; Nyctalus noctula; Ontogenesis; Vespertilio murinus

Indexed keywords

BAT; ONTOGENY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

BACULUM; CHIROPTERA; NYCTALUS NOCTULA; VESPERTILIO MURINUS; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 0041508319     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/001.005.0111     Document Type: Article

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