Age-related variation in physical and reproductive condition of male Daubenton's bats (Myotis daubentonii)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 93-96

  Encarnação, Jorge A ^a   Kierdorf, Uwe ^a   Ekschmitt, Klemens ^a   Wolters, Volkmar ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Banding; Body mass; Daubenton's bat; Epididymal distension; Germany; Life history; Maturation; Myotis daubentonii; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; BAT; BODY CONDITION; MALE; MATURATION; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

MAMMALIA; MYOTIS DAUBENTONI;

EID: 33644592021     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/04-MAMM-A-141R2.1     Document Type: Article

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