Variation in diet of the gray bat (Myotis grisescens)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 569-583

  Best, Troy L ^a   Milam, Bettie A ^a   Haas, Tammi D ^a   Cvilikas, Wendy S ^a   Saidak, Leslie R ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alabama; Behavior; Diet; Endangered species; Feces; Food habits; Gray bat; Myotis grisescens

Indexed keywords

BAT; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR;

ALABAMA; BLOWING WIND CAVE; UNITED STATES;

ARACHNIDA; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MYOTIS GRISESCENS; UNIDENTIFIED AGENTS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031543829     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382909     Document Type: Review

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