Population dynamics of a maternity colony of the pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) in north-east Scotland

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 240, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 777-780

  Webb, P I ^a,b   Speakman, J R ^a   Racey, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIPISTRELLUS PIPISTRELLUS;

EID: 0030355473     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05323.x     Document Type: Article

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