Comparative analysis of the digestive efficiency and nitrogen and energy requirements of the phyllostomid fruit-bat (Artibeus jamaicensis) and the pteropodid fruit-bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus).

Delorme, M

Comparative analysis of the digestive efficiency and nitrogen and energy requirements of the phyllostomid fruit-bat (Artibeus jamaicensis) and the pteropodid fruit-bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus). [electronic resource] - Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology Mar 1999 - 123-32 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0174-1578

10.1007/s003600050202 doi


Animals
Basal Metabolism
Chiroptera--metabolism
Digestion--physiology
Eating
Energy Intake
Female
Male
Nitrogen--administration & dosage
Nutritional Requirements
Species Specificity