The implications of sympatry in the spectacled and grey headed flying-fox, Pteropus conspicillatus and P. poliocephalus (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae)

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 301-309

  Parsons, Jennifer G ^a   Van Der Wal, Jeremy ^a   Robson, Simon K A ^a   Shilton, Louise A ^a,b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Spatial Conservation ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

distribution; flying fox; Pteropus; spatial modeling; sympatry

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; BAT; CLIMATE MODELING; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION ECOLOGY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SYMPATRY;

AUSTRALIA;

CHIROPTERA; PTEROPODIDAE; PTEROPUS; PTEROPUS CONSPICILLATUS; PTEROPUS POLIOCEPHALUS;

EID: 78650888254     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/150811010X537882     Document Type: Article

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