Postnatal growth and reproductive biology of Rhinolophus hipposideros (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 262, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 231-241

  Reiter, Guido ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b NONE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Austria; Post natal growth; Reproductive biology; Rhinolophus hipposideros; Temperature conditions

Indexed keywords

GROWTH DETERMINATION; REPRODUCTION; ROOSTING; TEMPERATURE;

AUSTRIA; CARINTHIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SALZBURG;

CHIROPTERA; HIPPOSIDEROS; INVERTEBRATA; RHINOLOPHIDAE; RHINOLOPHUS; RHINOLOPHUS HIPPOSIDEROS;

EID: 1542348938     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836903004588     Document Type: Article

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