Reproductive energetics of captive and free-ranging Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus)

Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 220-230

  Korine, Carmi ^a,b   Speakman, John ^c,d   Arad, Zeev ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Egyptian fruit bat; Energy balance; Fat stores; Lactation efficiency; Megachiroptera; Metabolic depression; Reproductive energetics; Rousettus aegyptiacus; Water balance

Indexed keywords

BAT; CAPTIVE POPULATION; ENERGETICS; ENERGY BALANCE; FAT RESERVE; REPRODUCTION;

EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA; MEGACHIROPTERA; ROUSETTUS; ROUSETTUS AEGYPTIACUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1342268856     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/02-0632     Document Type: Article

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