Patterns of reproduction in African bats can be compared in three taxon-based groups: fruit bats (Megachiroptera), freetailed bats (Microchiroptera: Molossidae) and the nonmolossid Microchiroptera. In ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Clines of biological variation result from variation in physical environmental conditions. We report new reproductive data for a population of ...

Smaller mammals, especially rodents, are rather low on the universal food chain. Due to the nature of their bite-sized physique, larger predators often take full advantage to satisfy their ...

Within a group of meerkats, call patterns vary with factors including sex, rank and reproductive season -- but not with stress hormones, according to a new study. Within a group of meerkats, call ...

When predicting future global population growth, sometimes scientists look to the past. Using a database with historical records that began in 871 A.D., an anthropologist at the University of Missouri ...

Ahmedabad: A lioness in Rajula is in the news for shattering records of sorts with her exceptional reproductive pattern unseen the species in Africa or in Saurashtra. Named Queen for her bravery and ...