WING MORPHOLOGY AND FLIGHT PERFORMANCE IN ROUSETTUS LESCHENAULTI
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- 1 August 2004
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Mammalogy
- Vol. 85 (4) , 806-812
- https://doi.org/10.1644/bwg-131
Abstract
We studied development of wings of Leschenault's rousette, Rousettus leschenaulti. Wingspan and wing area grows linearly until 45 days of age. YoungKeywords
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