Dynamic feeding habits: Efficiency of frugivory in a nectarivorous bat

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 764-773

  Becker, Nina I ^a   Rothenwörer, Christoph ^a   Tschapka, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAT; COEXISTENCE; DIETARY SHIFT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FRUGIVORY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NECTARIVORY;

ANIMALIA; CAROLLIA BREVICAUDA; GLOSSOPHAGA COMMISSARISI; PHYLLOSTOMIDAE;

EID: 77958070143     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z10-042     Document Type: Article

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