Habitat use by bats (Chiroptera) assessed by means of a broad-band acoustic method

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 716-730

  Vaughan, Nancy ^a   Jones, Gareth ^a   Harris, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation; Feeding; Insectivory; Resource partitioning; Water

Indexed keywords

CHIROPTERA; EPTESICUS SEROTINUS; INSECTA; NYCTALUS LEISLERI; NYCTALUS NOCTULA; PIPISTRELLUS PIPISTRELLUS; MYOTIS; PLECOTUS AURITUS;

ACOUSTIC METHOD; BAT; ECHOLOCATION CALL; FORAGING ACTIVITY; HABITAT USE;

UK, ENGLAND;

EID: 0030616718     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404918     Document Type: Article

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