Differential ingestion of Ficus seeds by frugivorous bats: a first experimental test in Ptenochirus jagori ( Pteropodidae)

• Autorzy: Reiter J.
• Języki publikacji: EN
• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Chiropterologica
• Rocznik: 2002
• Tom: 04
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.99-106,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Reiter J.

• Conservation Biology Unit, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Universitatstrasse 150,44780 Bochum, Germany

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