Roosting ecology and social organization of the spotted-winged fruit bat, Balionycteris maculata (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae), in a Malaysian lowland dipterocarp forest

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 667-676

  Hodgkison, Robert ^a   Balding, Sharon T ^a   Akbar, Zubaid ^b   Kunz, Thomas H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant nest; Balionycteris maculata; Chiroptera; Epiphyte; Polygyny; Pteropodidae; Roosting ecology; Tent making; Termite nest

Indexed keywords

BAT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; POLYGYNY; ROOSTING; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; TROPICAL FOREST;

MALAYSIA;

BALIONYCTERIS MACULATA; CHIROPTERA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; ISOPTERA; MEGACHIROPTERA; PTEROPODIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0242411897     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467403006060     Document Type: Article

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