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Family Pteropodidae

Known as: Flying Foxes, Pteropodidae, Foxes, Flying 
Family of flying foxes in the order CHIROPTERA. They are also called Old World fruit bats.
National Institutes of Health

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Genus Pteropus

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2011
2011
Increased population sampling confirms low genetic divergence among Pteropus (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) fruit bats of Madagascar and other western Indian Ocean islands
Fruit bats of the genus Pteropus occur throughout the Austral-Asian region west to islands off the eastern coast of Africa… 
2007
2007
PLASMA BIOCHEMISTRY AND HEMATOLOGIC VALUES FOR WILD-CAUGHT FLYING FOXES (PTEROPUS GIGANTEUS) IN INDIA
Abstract Although bats of the genus Pteropus are important ecologically as pollinators and natural hosts for zoonotic pathogens… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
History, ocean channels, and distance determine phylogeographic patterns in three widespread Philippine fruit bats (Pteropodidae)
The comparative phylogeography of widespread, codistributed species provides unique insights into regional biodiversity and… 
2002
2002
Home Range of Dobsonia minor (Pteropodidae): A Solitary, Foliage–roosting Fruit Bat in Papua New Guinea
Lesser bare–backed bats (Dobsonia minor [Pteropodidae]) are solitary and roost in foliage of understory and subcanopy trees in… 
2002
2002
Megachiropteran Evolution Studied with 12S rDNA and c-mos DNA Sequences
Recent studies of mitochondrial DNA sequences have indicated the requirement for substantial revisions of the morphological… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Topographic organisation of extrastriate areas in the flying fox: Implications for the evolution of mammalian visual cortex
  • M. Rosa
  • The Journal of comparative neurology
  • 1999
  • Corpus ID: 35011108
The organisation of extrastriate cortex was studied in anaesthetised flying foxes (Pteropus poliocephalus) by using multiunit… 
1997
1997
Hematologic and plasma biochemical reference values for three flying fox species (Pteropus sp.).
Reference hematologic and plasma biochemical values from island (Pteropus hypomelanus), Malaysian (P. vampyrus), and Rodriquez… 
1994
1994
Organization of the second visual area in the megachiropteran bat Pteropus.
The organization of peristriate cortex was studied in nine flying foxes (genus Pteropus). Based on receptive field mapping and… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Seasonal reproduction in flying foxes, reviewed in the context of other tropical mammals.
Megachiroptera inhabit the Old World tropics and most are seasonal breeders having defined times of testis growth, mating and… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Population biology and estimates of abundance of fruit bats (Pteropodidae) in Philippine submontane rainforest
Thirteen species of megachiropteran bats were captured in primary forest at 830-1000 m on Negros Island in the central… 
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