Science and the conservation of bats

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-14

  Fenton, M Brock ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

bats; behavior; Chiroptera; echolocation; foraging; habitat; lights; use of space

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHIROPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0030985047     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382633     Document Type: Article

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