Population size and natural history of Mariana fruit bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) on Sarigan, Mariana Islands

Pacific Science

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 585-596

  Wiles, Gary J ^a,b   Jonhson, Nathan C ^c  

^a Division of Aquatic/Wildlife Rsrc   (Guam)

^b USGS For Rangeland Ecosys Sci Ctr ^*  (United States)

^c FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BAT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION SIZE;

MARIANA ISLANDS; MICRONESIA; NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SARIGAN; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; CHIROPTERA; PTEROPODIDAE; PTEROPUS; PTEROPUS MARIANNUS;

EID: 10044258751     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/psc.2004.0044     Document Type: Article

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