| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1989 |
| Authors: | M. van der Merwe |
| Journal: | S. Afr. J. Wildl. Res. |
| Volume: | 19 |
| Pagination: | 87-89 |
| Date Published: | 1989 |
| Keywords: | age, banding, Chiroptera, life history, longevity, mark-recapture, Miniopteridae, Miniopterus natalensis, South Africa |
| Abstract: | Longevity in a hibernating and migratory vespertilionid, Miniopterus schreibersii natalensis, was studied with mark-recapture techniques. Data from this study suggest that 13 years may be the maximum life expectancy of this species in the wild. |