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| Species: | S. heathii
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| Scotophilus heathii (Horsfield, 1831)
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The Greater Asiatic Yellow Bat (Scotophilus heathii) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It is found in Afghanistan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam.
Females have delayed ovulation, with the ability to store sperm. This makes them particularly of interest to biologists. Studies have shown that seasonal changes in hormones allow them to deposit fat before the onset of winter.[1]
Notes
- ^ Raj Kamal Srivastava, Amitabh Krishna Seasonal adiposity, correlative changes in metabolic factors and unique reproductive activity in a vespertilionid bat, Scotophilus heathii. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology 309A(2):94 - 110
References
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Scotophilus heathii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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