The diet of Indian flying-foxes (Pteropus giganteus) in urban habitats of Pakistan

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 341-347

  Mahmood Ul Hassan, Muhammad ^a   Gulraiz, Tayiba L ^a   Rana, Shahnaz A ^b   Javid, Arshad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

conservation; Ficus; fruit bat; Pakistan; pest; seed dispersal; urban habitat

Indexed keywords

BAT; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CONSERVATION; DIET; POLLINATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEED DISPERSAL;

PAKISTAN;

ANACARDIACEAE; ANNONACEAE; ARECACEAE; CARICA PAPAYA; DIOSPYROS; EBENACEAE; FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); FICUS CARICA; FICUS RELIGIOSA; FICUS THONNINGII; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MALVACEAE; MELIACEAE; MORACEAE; MYRTACEAE; PEREGRINA; PSIDIUM; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA; PTEROPUS GIGANTEUS; SAPINDACEAE; SAPOTACEAE;

EID: 78650880598     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/150811010X537927     Document Type: Article

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