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Presents a study which monitored changes in body mass, length of forearm and length of total epiphyseal gaps of young Formosan leaf-nosed bats or Hipposideros terasensis by marking and recapturing at a maternity colony in central Taiwan. Pattern of postnatal growth under natural conditions; Trend in changes in body mass and length of forearm; Age of sexual maturity of both males and females; Comparison of growth constant and age of sexual maturity with other bats.