Insectivory in Fijian flying foxes (Pteropodidae)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 342-349

  Scanlon, Annette T ^a   Petit, Sophie ^a   Sternberg, Leonel Da S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

insect diet; nitrogen fractionation; Pacific Islands; pollen diet.

Indexed keywords

BAT; DIET; FECES; INSECTIVORY; INVERTEBRATE; MILK; MOTH; NICHE PARTITIONING; NITROGEN; PLANT; POLLEN; PROTEIN; TROPHIC LEVEL;

PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84886033412     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: 14465698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO13047     Document Type: Article

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