Characteristics of caves used by the endangered Ozark big-eared bat

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 8-14

  Clark, Bryon K ^a,b,c,d,e   Clark, Brenda S ^a,b,c,f,g,h   Leslie Jr , David M ^a,g,i,j,k,l   Gregory, Mark S ^a,h,m,n  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Central College   (United States)

^d WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f SEOSU

^g Oklahoma State University ^*

^h OSU

ⁱ OCFWRU   (United States)

^j PRESCOTT COLLEGE   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^l OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^m OSU

ⁿ PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

bibernaculum; Corynorhinus townsendii ingens; endangered species; maternity cave; Ozark big eared bat; Plecotus townsendii ingens

Indexed keywords

CORYNORHINUS; MACROTUS; PLECOTUS; PLECOTUS TOWNSENDII INGENS; CORYNORHINUS TOWNSENDII INGENS;

ENDANGERED BAT; OZARK BIG-EARED BAT;

USA, OKLAHOMA;

EID: 0029663447     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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