The use of bats as medicine among the Newars

Journal of Ethnobiology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-91

  Tuladhar Douglas, Will ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; ethnotaxonomy; Himalayas; Sanskrit; urban taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CHIROPTERA;

EID: 77955076574     PISSN: 02780771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2993/0278-0771(2008)28[69:TUOBAM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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