Indian Flying Fox Feeding on Fruits of <I>Elaeocarpus angustifolius</I> BL. the Rudraksha Plant from India, a New Record

Pooja Singh; A. N. Singh

doi:10.36808/if/2021/v147i10/156125

Indian Flying Fox Feeding on Fruits of Elaeocarpus angustifolius BL. the Rudraksha Plant from India, a New Record

Authors

Pooja Singh Forest Entomology Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
A. N. Singh Environment Management Division, ICFRE, Dehradun

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2021/v147i10/156125

Keywords:

Indian Flying Fox, Elaeocarpus angustifolius Bl. Fruit, Dehradun

Abstract

No Abstract.

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