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Observations on the timing of reproduction in the congeneric Comoro Island fruit bats, Pteropus livingstonii and P. seychellensis comorensis
Author(s) -
Trewhella W. J.,
Reason P. F.,
Davies J. G.,
Wray S.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1995.tb04497.x
Subject(s) - biology , reproduction , endangered species , zoology , population , reproductive biology , ecology , fishery , demography , habitat , embryo , sociology , embryogenesis
Pteropus livingstonii (Gray 1866) is a highly endangered fruit bat of the Comoro Islands (Western Indian Ocean). Limited information on the bats' population biology is hampering conservation measures. During an expedition in 1992, observations were made on the timing of reproduction of P. livingstonii and the congeneric P. seychellensis comorensis (Nicoll, 1908): P. livingstonii breeds two months earlier than P. s. comorensis . These observations are discussed in relation to what is known about reproduction in Pteropus , and past observations on the Comorien Pteropus species.