Effects of calcium availability on reproductive output of big brown bats

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 274, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 38-43

  Booher, C M ^a,b  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone resorption; Calcium supplementation; Eptesicus fuscus; Pregnancy; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BAT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BONE; CALCIUM; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESORPTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EPTESICUS; EPTESICUS FUSCUS; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 37249087275     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00354.x     Document Type: Article

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