Age and food hardness affect food handling by insectivorous bats

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 985-993

  Fraser, E E ^a   Fenton, M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRODUCTS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; NUTRITION;

BATS; FOOD HANDLING; FORAGING; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION;

MAMMALS;

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; BAT; BEETLE; DIET; FOOD QUALITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INSECTIVORE;

EPTESICUS FUSCUS; MYOTIS LUCIFUGUS;

EID: 37249052846     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z07-086     Document Type: Article

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