Seasonal patterns in the diet of frugivorous bats in the subtropical rainforests of Argentina

Mammalia

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 269-275

  Sánchez, Mariano S ^a   Carrizo, Luz V ^a   Giannini, Norberto P ^a   Barquez, Rubén M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Artibeus; Capturing; Feeding ecology; Keystone resource; Sturnira

Indexed keywords

ARTIBEUS; SOLANUM; STURNIRA;

EID: 84975476088     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: 18641547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2011-0059     Document Type: Article

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