Reproduction in the short-nosed fruit bat in relation to environmental factors

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 272, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-81

  Bumrungsri, S ^a,c   Bumrungsri, W ^b   Racey, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department   (Thailand)

^c PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bimodal polyoestry; Cynopterus brachyotis; ENSO; Photoperiod; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

BAT; BODY MASS; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVERGREEN FOREST; FOOD AVAILABILITY; LACTATION; PARTURITION; PHOTOPERIOD; RAINFOREST; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL MATURITY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

CYNOPTERUS BRACHYOTIS;

EID: 34247351682     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00245.x     Document Type: Article

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