Blood characteristics, heart mass, and wing morphology of Antillean bats

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 375-379

  Rodríguez Durán, Armando ^a   Padilla Rodríguez, Elizabeth ^a  

^a Interamerican University   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Bats; Cardiovascular system; Hematology; West Indies; Wing morphology

Indexed keywords

BAT; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; MASS; PHYLOGENY; WING MORPHOLOGY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; PUERTO RICO;

MOLOSSIDAE; MORMOOPIDAE; NOCTILIONIDAE; PHYLLOSTOMIDAE; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 67649432591     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18475/cjos.v44i3.a12     Document Type: Article

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