Reproductive biology and postnatal development in the tent-making bat Artibeus watsoni (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 270, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 650-656

  Chaverri, G ^a   Kunz, T H ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Artibeus watsoni; Breeding seasonality; Copulation; Development; Gestation; Lactation; Postnatal growth

Indexed keywords

BAT; LACTATION; LIFE HISTORY; NEONATE; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL MATURITY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; CORCOVADO NATIONAL PARK; COSTA RICA; GOLFITO WILDLIFE REFUGE; PUNTARENAS;

ARTIBEUS GLAUCUS WATSONI; CHIROPTERA; PHYLLOSTOMIDAE; URODERMA BILOBATUM;

EID: 33750983010     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00171.x     Document Type: Article

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