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Evidence of a harem social system in Hipposideros caffer (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) in Zimbabwe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Gary P. Bell
Gary P. Bell
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and Sengwa Wild Life Research Institute, Private Bag 6002, Gokwe, Zimbabwe
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Keywords

AfricabatsharemsHipposideridaemammalsmating systemsroostingsocial behaviourZimbabwe
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Short Communication
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , February 1987 , pp. 87 - 90
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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