Diet, reproduction and roosting habits of the Madagascar free-tailed bat, Otomops madagascariensis Dorst, 1953 (Chiroptera: Molossidae)

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 445-450

  Andriafidison, Daudet ^a,b   Kofoky, Amyot ^a,c   Mbohoahy, Tsibara ^d   Racey, Paul A ^e   Jenkins, Richard K B ^a,e  

^a MADAGASIKARA VOAKAJY   (Madagascar)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^c Vahatra   (Madagascar)

^d Universite de Toliara   (Madagascar)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breeding; Caves; Diet; Madagascar; Molossidae; Otomops; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BAT; BREEDING POPULATION; CAVE; COLONY; DIET; RANGE SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; ROOSTING; SEX RATIO; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AFRICA;

CHIROPTERA; COLEOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; MOLOSSIDAE; OTOMOPS; OTOMOPS MARTIENSSENI;

EID: 39149111628     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/1733-5329(2007)9[445:DRARHO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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