Microclimate in hell's canyon mines used by maternity colonies of Myotis yumanensis

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1240-1250

  Betts, Burr J ^a  

^a EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air flow; Humidity; Maternity; Microclimate; Mines; Myotis yumanensis; Temperature

Indexed keywords

MYOTIS YUMANENSIS;

EID: 0006968613     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1383067     Document Type: Article

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