Title:

Observations on mating behaviour in the common slit-faced bat Nycteris thebaica

Author(s):
Publication Year:
1987
Abstract:

Precopulatory and copulatory sequences of mating behaviour are descriptionbed in a micrwhiropteran bat. After a brief period of courtship, copulation occurs in flight with both bats hovering. Copulation is of short duration and is repeated up to three times. Keywords: Courtship, Feeding sites, Female-initiated invitation, Mammalian copulation, Mating system, Megachiropteran, Pair formation, SeasonaIly migrating and Vocalisations.

Publication Title:

Madoqua

Volume:
15
Issue:
2
Pages:
183-185
Item Type:
Journal Article
Language:
en

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