The dawn bat, Eonycteris spelaea Dobson (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) feeds mainly on pollen of economically important food plants in Thailand

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 95-104

  Bumrungsri, Sara ^a   Lang, Duncan ^b   Harrower, Colin ^b   Sripaoraya, Ekapong ^a   Kitpipit, Kitika ^a   Racey, Paul A ^b,c  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diet; Eonycteris; Faecal analysis; Nectarivorous bat; Parkia; Pollen; Polygyny; Return pattern

Indexed keywords

BAT; CAPTURE METHOD; DIET; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PALYNOLOGY; POLYGYNY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RETURN PERIOD; SEASONAL VARIATION; TAXONOMY;

SONGKHLA; SOUTHERN REGION; THAILAND;

EID: 84880369066     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/150811013X667894     Document Type: Article

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