Acoustic Behavior and Feeding in Glossophagine Bats
โ Scribed by D. J. Howell
- Book ID
- 118743397
- Publisher
- American Society of Mammalogists
- Year
- 1974
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 620 KB
- Volume
- 55
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-2372
- DOI
- 10.2307/1378999
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