Do bigger bats need more time to forage?

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 819-822

  Esberard C E L ^a   Bergallo, H G ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Feeding strategies; Foraging time; Insectivorous bats; Molossidae; Southeastern Brazil; Vespertilionidae

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAT; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; CLASSIFICATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; CHIROPTERA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INSECTS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS;

HEXAPODA; MOLOSSIDAE; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 59949105800     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-69842008000400017     Document Type: Article

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