Cave utilisation by Namibian bats: Population, microclimate and roost selection

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 44-50

  Churchill, Sue ^a   Draper, Rogan ^b   Marais, Eugene ^c  

^a Parks and Wildlife Service Northern Territory   (Australia)

^b Darwin Private Hospital   (Australia)

^c National Museum of Namibia   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Colony size; H. commersoni; Hipposideros caffer; M. inflatus; Miniopterus schreibersii; Namibia; Nycteris thebaica; R. dartingi; R. denti; R. fumigatus; Rhinolophus clivosus; Roost behaviour; Roost microclimate selection; Tropical cave bat

Indexed keywords

HIPPOSIDEROS CAFFER; HIPPOSIDEROS COMMERSONI; MINIOPTERUS INFLATUS; MINIOPTERUS SCHREIBERSII; NYCTERIS THEBAICA; RHINOLOPHUS CLIVOSUS; RHINOLOPHUS DENTI; RHINOLOPHUS FUMIGATUS; HIPPISIDEROS CAFFER; RHINOLOPHUS DARLINGI;

CAVE BAT; MICROCLIMATE; OVERWINTERING; ROOST SELECTION;

NAMIBIA;

EID: 0031447443     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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