Changes in Milk Composition of the Egyptian Fruit Bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus (Pteropodidae), during Lactation
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- 16 February 1999
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Mammalogy
- Vol. 80 (1) , 53-59
Abstract
Composition of milk of the free-ranging Egyptian fruit-bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) was studied from early to peak lactation. Carbohydrates were the mKeywords
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