Changes in body mass and fat reserves in pre-hibernating little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus)

Ecoscience

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 8-17

  Kunz, Thomas H ^a   Wrazen, John A ^a,b   Burnett, Christopher D ^a,c  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b LYNDON STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; ENERGY CONTENT; FAT RESERVES; HIBERNATION; LITTLE BROWN BAT;

USA; VERMONT;

CHIROPTERA; MYOTIS LUCIFUGUS;

EID: 0031665879     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.1998.11682443     Document Type: Article

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