Bats, bacteria, and bat smell: Sex-specific diversity of microbes in a sexually selected scent organ

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 745-749

  Voigt, Christian C ^a   Caspers, Barbara ^a   Speck, Stephanie ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bats; Mate choice; Microbes; Olfactory communication; Scent

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BAT; ODOR; OLFACTORY CUE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMALIA; SACCOPTERYX BILINEATA;

EID: 24144456566     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2005)086[0745:BBABSS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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