Deliberate insectivory by the fruit bat Pteropus poliocephalus by aerial hunting

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 201-205

  Clulow, Simon ^a,b   Blundell, Adam T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b EcoBiological   (Australia)

Author keywords

aerial hunting; dietary strategies; insectivory; nitrogen acquisition; Pteropodidae; Pteropus poliocephalus

Indexed keywords

BAT; CAPTIVITY; DIET; FRUGIVORY; INGESTION RATE; INSECTIVORY; NITROGEN;

AUSTRALIA;

CICADIDAE; HEXAPODA; PHYLLOSTOMIDAE; PTEROPODIDAE; PTEROPUS POLIOCEPHALUS;

EID: 79958797775     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/150811011X578750     Document Type: Article

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