Reproductive condition and activity pattern of male Daubenton's bats (Myotis daubentonii) in the summer habitat

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 163-172

  Encarnacao J A ^a   Dietz, M ^b   Kierdorf, U ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Inst of Anim Ecol and Nat Educ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activity pattern; Epididymis; Myotis daubentonii; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BAT; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SUMMER;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; HESSE;

MYOTIS; MYOTIS DAUBENTONI; MYOTIS DAUBENTONII; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 4544253135     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1616-5047-00131     Document Type: Article

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