Global warming and the species richness of bats in Texas

Conservation Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 452-464

  Scheel, D ^a,c   Vincent, T L S ^b   Cameron, Guy N ^a  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAT; CAVITY ROOSTING; GLOBAL WARMING; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPICAL FOREST;

TEXAS; USA;

EID: 0029730435     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1996.10020452.x     Document Type: Review

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