Prenatal growth and development in the Angolan free-tailed bat, Mops condylurus (Chiroptera: Molossidae)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1248-1251

  Wyant, Karl A ^a   Adams, Rick A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Angolan free tailed bat; Bats; Development; Growth; Mops condylurus; Skeletogenesis

Indexed keywords

BAT; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH; MORPHOGENESIS; SKELETON; SKULL;

AFRICA; ANGOLA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CHIROPTERA; MOLOSSIDAE; MOPS CONDYLURUS; PHYLLOSTOMIDAE; PTEROPODIDAE; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 35548996361     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/06-MAMM-A-392R.1     Document Type: Article

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