Pelage patterns and crypsis in roosting bats: <i>Taphozous mauritianus</i> and <i>Epomophorus</i> species

Pelage patterns and crypsis in roosting bats: <i>Taphozous mauritianus</i> and <i>Epomophorus</i> species

The grizzled dorsal pelage of Taphozous mauritianus (Emballonuridae) contributes to the camouflage of these bats when they are roosting on natural surfaces. The white ear spots of Epomophorus spp. (Pteropodidae) represent disruptive patterns contributing to the cryptic appearance of these bats when...

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Main Author: M. Brock Fenton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 1992-09-01
Series:Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science
Subjects:
crypsis, disruptive patterns, Taphozous, Epomophorus.
Online Access:https://koedoe.co.za/index.php/koedoe/article/view/404
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spelling doaj-ef01cde934f84bc6b07b3be72a580f752020-11-25T02:50:23ZengAOSISKoedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science0075-64582071-07711992-09-013524955352Pelage patterns and crypsis in roosting bats: <i>Taphozous mauritianus</i> and <i>Epomophorus</i> speciesM. Brock Fenton0York UniversityThe grizzled dorsal pelage of Taphozous mauritianus (Emballonuridae) contributes to the camouflage of these bats when they are roosting on natural surfaces. The white ear spots of Epomophorus spp. (Pteropodidae) represent disruptive patterns contributing to the cryptic appearance of these bats when they are roosting in foliage.https://koedoe.co.za/index.php/koedoe/article/view/404crypsis, disruptive patterns, Taphozous, Epomophorus.
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Pelage patterns and crypsis in roosting bats: <i>Taphozous mauritianus</i> and <i>Epomophorus</i> species
Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science
crypsis, disruptive patterns, Taphozous, Epomophorus.
author_facet M. Brock Fenton
author_sort M. Brock Fenton
title Pelage patterns and crypsis in roosting bats: <i>Taphozous mauritianus</i> and <i>Epomophorus</i> species
title_short Pelage patterns and crypsis in roosting bats: <i>Taphozous mauritianus</i> and <i>Epomophorus</i> species
title_full Pelage patterns and crypsis in roosting bats: <i>Taphozous mauritianus</i> and <i>Epomophorus</i> species
title_fullStr Pelage patterns and crypsis in roosting bats: <i>Taphozous mauritianus</i> and <i>Epomophorus</i> species
title_full_unstemmed Pelage patterns and crypsis in roosting bats: <i>Taphozous mauritianus</i> and <i>Epomophorus</i> species
title_sort pelage patterns and crypsis in roosting bats: <i>taphozous mauritianus</i> and <i>epomophorus</i> species
publisher AOSIS
series Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science
issn 0075-6458
2071-0771
publishDate 1992-09-01
description The grizzled dorsal pelage of Taphozous mauritianus (Emballonuridae) contributes to the camouflage of these bats when they are roosting on natural surfaces. The white ear spots of Epomophorus spp. (Pteropodidae) represent disruptive patterns contributing to the cryptic appearance of these bats when they are roosting in foliage.
topic crypsis, disruptive patterns, Taphozous, Epomophorus.
url https://koedoe.co.za/index.php/koedoe/article/view/404
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