Folivory in fruit bats: Leaves provide a natural source of calicum

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1683-1691

  Nelson, Suzanne L ^a   Kunz, Thomas H ^b   Humphrey, Stephen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Callophylum neo ebudicum; Folivory; Pteropus tonganus

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

BAT; CALCIUM; DIET;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAT; CHEMISTRY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGING; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CHIROPTERA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; PLANT LEAVES; SEX FACTORS;

CALLOPHYLUM; PTEROPUS TONGANUS;

EID: 23744463853     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-005-5920-y     Document Type: Article

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