Chiroptera

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Chiroptera - an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats)

order Chiroptera

animal order - the order of animals

Eutheria, subclass Eutheria - all mammals except monotremes and marsupials

bat, chiropteran - nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate

Megachiroptera, suborder Megachiroptera - fruit bats

Microchiroptera, suborder Microchiroptera - most of the bats in the world; all bats except fruit bats insectivorous bats

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Ontogenetic and secondary sexual dimorphism variation in Platalina genovensium (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)

Variacion ontogenetica y dimorfismo sexual en Platalina genovensium (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)

Bats (Order Chiroptera) are remarkable for their broad geographic distribution and high diversity.

Morphological Differentiation in Some Pipistrellus sp. (Chiroptera) Captured from Bajaur Agency, Pakistan

Keywords: Metals, Bats, Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera.

ESTIMATION OF HEAVY METALS (Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn) FROM SIX SPECIES OF VESPER BATS

Activity of a bat assemblage in northern Brazil (Mammalia: Chiroptera).

Actividad de un "ensamblaje" de murcielagos en el norte de Brasil (Mammalia: Chiroptera)

ATTACKS OF GIANT CENTIPED SCOLOPENDRA SUMICHRASTI SAUSSURE, 1860 (SCOLOPENDROMORPHA: SCOLOPENDRIDAE) OVER BAT NATALUS MEXICANUS MILLER, 1902 (CHIROPTERA: NATALIDAE) IN CHIAPAS, MEXICO

ATAQUES DEL CIEMPIES GIGANTE SCOLOPENDRA SUMICHRASTI SAUSSURE, 1860 (SCOLOPENDROMORPHA: SCOLOPENDRIDAE) SOBRE EL MURCIELAGO NATALUS MEXICANUS MILLER, 1902 (CHIROPTERA: NATALIDAE) EN CHIAPAS, MEXICO

Horseshoe Bats of the World (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae).

Anatomical Attributes of the Musculus quadriceps femoris Responsible for Poor Crawling Ability in the Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)/Atributos Anatomicos del Musculo Cuadriceps Femoral Responsable de la Limitada Capacidad de Arrastre en el Murcielago Grande de Herradura (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)

Community structure and activity of bats (Chiroptera) over different water bodies.

MORCEGOS DA ESTACAO ECOLOGICA AIUABA, CEARA, NORDESTE DO BRASIL: UMA UNIDADE DE PROTECAO INTEGRAL NA CAATINGA

Sil-Berra por su ponencia titulada "Crecimiento y desarrollo postnatal de Balantiopteryx plicata (Chiroptera.Emballonuridae) en refugios artificiales del occidente de Jalisco, Mexico."