Bibliography for Pteropus poliocephalus Temminck, 1825

• ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study.
• Andersen, K. 1912. Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the Collection of the British Museum. Megachiroptera. London : British Museum Vol. 1 2, cii 854 pp.
• Aston, H.I. 1987. Influx of the grey-headed flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) to the Melbourne area, Victoria, in 1986. Victorian Naturalist 104: 9-13
• Bartholomew, G.A., Leitner, P. & Nelson, J.E. 1964. Body temperature, oxygen consumption, and heart rate in three species of Australian flying foxes. Physiological Zoology 37: 179-198
• Birt, P., Hall, L.S. & Smith, G.C. 1997. Ecomorphology of the tongues of Australian Megachiroptera (Chiroptera: Pteropidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 45: 369-384
• Calford, M.B., Wise, L.Z. & Pettigrew, J.D. 1985. Audiogram of the grey-headed flying-fox, Pteropus poliocephalus (Megachiroptera: Pteropidae). Australian Mammalogy 8: 309-312
• Crowley, G.V. & Hall, L.S. 1994. Histological observations on the wing of the grey-headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 42: 215-231
• Eby, P. 1991. Seasonal movements of grey-headed flying-foxes, Pteropus poliocephalus (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae), from two maternity camps in northern New South Wales. Wildlife Research 18: 547-559
• Eby, P. 1998. An analysis of diet specialization in frugivorous Pteropus poliocephalus (Megachiroptera) in Australian subtropical rainforest. Australian Journal of Ecology 23: 443-456
• Falkingham, C. 1995. Grey-headed flying fox. Victorian Naturalist 112: 102-104
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• Jentink, F.A. 1887. Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle des Pays-Bas. Catalogue ostéologique des mammifères. Leide : E.J. Brill Vol. 9 360 pp. 12 pls.
• Jentink, F.A. 1888. Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle des Pays-Bas. Catalogue systématique des mammifères (rongeurs, insectivores, cheiroptères, édentés et marsupiaux). Leide : E.J. Brill Vol. 12 280 pp.
• Lanza, B. 1969. The baculum of Pteropus and its significance for the phylogenesis of the genus (Mammalia, Megachiroptera). Monitore Zoologico Italiano ns, suppl. 3: 37-68
• Martin, L., Towers, P.A., McGuckin, M.A., Little, L., Luckoff, H. & Blackshaw, A.W. 1987. Reproductive biology of flying-foxes (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae). Australian Mammalogy 10: 115-118
• McGuckin, M.A. & Blackshaw, A.W. 1987. Cycle of the seminferous epithelium in the grey-headed fruit bat, Pteropus poliocephalus. Australian Journal of Biological Sciences 40: 203-210
• McGuckin, M.A. & Blackshaw, A.W. 1987. Seasonal changes in spermatogenesis (including germ cell degeneration and plasma testosterone concentration) in the grey-headed fruit bat, Pteropus poliocephalus. Australian Journal of Biological Sciences 40: 211-220
• McGuckin, M.A. & Blackshaw, A.W. 1991. Seasonal changes in testicular size, plasma testosterone concentration and body weight in captive flying foxes (Pteropus poliocephalus and P. scapulatus). Journal of Reproduction and Fertility 92: 339-346
• McGuckin, M.A. & Blackshaw, A.W. 1992. Effects of photoperiod on the reproductive physiology of male flying foxes. Pteropus poliocephalus. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 4: 43-53
• McKean, J.L. & Hamilton-Smith, E. 1967. Litter size and maternity sites in Australian bats (Chiroptera). Victorian Naturalist 84: 203-206
• McWilliam, A.N. 1986. The feeding ecology of Pteropus in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. Myotis 24: 201-208
• McWilliam, A.N. 1986. The feeding ecology of Pteropus in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. Myotis 23-24: 201-208
• Menkhorst, P.W. & Dixon, J.M. 1985. Influxes of the grey-headed flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus (Chiroptera: Pteropidae) to Victoria in 1981 and 1982. Australian Mammalogy 8: 117-121
• Messer, M. & Parry-Jones, K. 1997. Milk composition in the grey-headed flying-fox, Pteropus poliocephalus (Pteropidae: Chiroptera). Australian Journal of Zoology 45: 65-73
• Mickleburgh, S.P., Hutson, A.M. & Racey, P.A. (Compilers) 1992. Old World Fruit Bats: An action plan for their conservation. Gland : IUCN 252 pp.
• Morrison, P. 1959. Body temperature in some Australian mammals. 1. Chiroptera. Biological Bulletin. Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole) 116: 484-497
• Nelson, J.E. 1964. Vocal communication in Australian flying foxes (Pteropodidae; Megachiroptera). Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie 21: 857-870
• Nelson, J.E. 1965. Behaviour of Australian Pteropodidae (Megachiroptera). Animal Behaviour 13: 544-557 pls 7-9
• Nelson, J.E. 1965. Movements of Australian flying foxes (Pteropodidae: Megachiroptera). Australian Journal of Zoology 13: 53-73
• Parry-Jones, K. 1987. Pteropus poliocephalus (Chiroptera: Pteropidae) in New South Wales. Australian Mammalogy 10: 81-85
• Parry-Jones, K. & Augee, M.L. 1991. Food selection by grey-headed flying-foxes (Pteropus poliocephalus) occupying a summer colony site near Gosford, New South Wales. Wildlife Research 18: 111-124
• Parry-Jones, K.A. & Augee, M.L. 2001. Factors affecting the occupation of a colony site in Sydney, New South Wales by the grey-headed flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus (Pteropodidae). Austral Ecology 26: 47-55
• Ratcliffe, F.N. 1931. The flying fox (Pteropus) in Australia. Bulletin of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Australia 53: 1-81
• Rode, P. 1941. Catalogue des types de mammifères du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Ordre des chiroptères. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 2 13: 227-252
• Ryan, P.A., Martin, L., Mackenzie, J.S. & Kay, B.H. 1997. Investigation of gray-headed flying foxes (Pteropus poliocephalus) (Megachiroptera: Pteropidae) and mosquitoes in the ecology of Ross River virus in Australia. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 57: 476-482
• Steller, D.C. 1986. The dietary energy and nitrogen requirements of the grey-headed flying-fox, Pteropus poliocephalus (Temminck)(Megachiroptera). Australian Journal of Zoology 34: 339-349
• Stephan, H., Nelson, J.E. & Frahm, H.D. 1981. Brain size comparison in Chiroptera. Zeitschrift für Zoologische Systematik und Evolutionsforschung 19: 195-222
• Stephan, H. & Nelson, J.E. 1981. Brains of Australian Chiroptera 1. Encephalization and macromorphology. Australian Journal of Zoology 29: 653-670
• Tedman, R.A. & Hall, L.S. 1985. The absorptive surface area of the small intestine of Pteropus poliocephalus (Megachiroptera: Pteropidae): an important factor in rapid food transit? Australian Mammalogy 8: 271-278
• Tedman, R.A. & Hall, L.S. 1985. The morphology of the gastrointestinal tract and food transit time in the fruit bats Pteropus alecto and P. poliocephalus (Megachiroptera). Australian Journal of Zoology 33: 625-640
• Temminck, C.J. 1825. Vues générales sur l'ordre des cheiroptères. 157-204 pls 10-16 in Temminck, C.J. (ed.). Monographies de Mammalogie, ou description de quelques genres de mammiféres, dont les espèces ont été observées dans les différens musées de l'Europe. Ouvrage accompagné de planches d'Ostéologie, pouvant servir de suite et de complément aux notices sur les animaux vivans, publiées par M. le Baron Cuvier, dans ses recherches sur les ossemens fossiles. Paris : G. Dufour & E. D'Ocagne Vol. 1. [publication date established from Husson, A.M. 1962. The bats of Suriname. Zoologische Verhandelingen 58: 1–282 pls 1–30 [276]]
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• Tidemann, C.R. 1995. Grey-headed Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus. pp. 439-441 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
• Tidemann, C.R. & Nelson, J.E. 2004. Long-distance movements of the grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus). Journal of Zoology, London 263: 141-146
• Towers, P.A. & Martin, L. 1985. Some aspects of female reproduction in the grey-headed flying-fox, Pteropus poliocephalus (Megachiroptera: Pteropidae). Australian Mammalogy 8: 257-263
• Webb, N.J. & Tideman, C.R. 1995. Hybridisation between black (Pteropus alecto) and grey-headed (P. poliocephalus) flying foxes (Megachiroptera: Pteropidae). Australian Mammalogy 1995: 19-26

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