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Tent construction and social organization in Vampyressa nymphaea (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in Costa Rica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Anne P. Brooke
Anne P. Brooke
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Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
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Keywords

ChiropteraCosta RicaPentagoniaPhyllostomidaetent batsVampyressa nymphaea
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , May 1987 , pp. 171 - 175
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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