Selection of maternity roosts by big brown bats

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 359-368

  Williams, Lisa M ^a   Brittingham, Margaret C ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bat boxes; Big brown bats; Eptesicus fuscus; Macrohabitat; Maternity colonies; Microclimate nuisance wildlife; Pennsylvania; Roosts selection

Indexed keywords

EPTESICUS; EPTESICUS FUSCUS;

BAT BOX; BIG BROWN BAT; HABITAT SELECTION; MATERNITY ROOST; ROOST;

EID: 0030619064     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802592     Document Type: Article

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