Roosting and foraging behaviour of Natterer's bats (Myotis nattereri) close to the northern border of their distribution

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 242, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 375-384

  Swift, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHNIDA; ARTHROPODA; COLEOPTERA; DERMAPTERA; DIPTERA; HEMIPTERA; MYOTIS NATTERERI; NEMATOCERA; OPILIONES; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 0030750621     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb05809.x     Document Type: Article

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