Home range and habitat use by the serotine bat, Eptesicus serotinus, in England

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 243, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 117-136

  Robinson, M F ^a   Stebbings, R E ^a  

^a Robert Stebbings Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; SEROTINE;

ENGLAND; UK;

EPTESICUS SEROTINUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030824033     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb05759.x     Document Type: Article

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