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Acta Chiropterologica 8(2):549-553. 2006
doi: 10.3161/1733-5329(2006)8[549:DIBTFB]2.0.CO;2

Deliberate insectivory by the fruit bat Rousettus aegyptiacus

Robert M. R. Barclay12, Laura E. Barclay1, David S. Jacobs1

1Zoology Department, University of Cape Town, Private Bag, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa E-mail:

2Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB Canada T2N 1N4

Received: July 5, 2006; Accepted: August 3, 2006

Keywords: Chiroptera, feeding, fruit bats, insects, Pteropodidae, Scarabidae



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