Bat flight-muscle mass: Implications for foraging strategy

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 605-622

  Bullen, R D ^a   McKenzie, N L ^a  

^a Dept of Conserv and Land Mgmt ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAT; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLIGHT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MUSCLE;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 12544249394     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO04036     Document Type: Article

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