Geographic variation in the morphology, echolocation and diet of the little free-tailed bat, Chaerephon pumilus (Molossidae)

African Zoology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 245-254

  Aspetsberger, F ^a   Brandsen, Djuri ^b   Jacobs, D S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bat; Cockroach; Cryptic species; Diet; Echolocation; Morphology

Indexed keywords

BAT; DIET; ECHOLOCATION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; INSECTIVORE; MORPHOLOGY;

AFRICA; AMANI NATURE RESERVE; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANGA [TANZANIA]; TANZANIA;

BLABERIDAE; BLATTARIA; CHAEREPHON; CHAEREPHON PUMILA; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MOLOSSIDAE; PUMILUS;

EID: 0345764958     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2003.11407278     Document Type: Article

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