The endemic Comoros Islands fruit bat Rousettus obliviosus: Ecology, conservation, and Red List status

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Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 344-352

  Sewall, Brent J ^a,d   Granek, Elise F ^b,e   Trewhella, Will J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Projet Conservation de la Biodiversité et Développement Durable Aux Comores ^*  (Comoros)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comoros Islands; Megachiroptera; Red List status; Roosts; Rousettus oblivious

Indexed keywords

BAT; DISTURBANCE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; RED LIST; ROOST SITE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

COMOROS; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS;

MEGACHIROPTERA; ROUSETTUS; ROUSETTUS OBLIVIOSUS;

EID: 31344451044     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605303000607     Document Type: Review

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