Secondary use of aspen cavities by tree-roosting big brown bats

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 62, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1998, Pages 603-611

  Kalcounis, Matina C ^a,b   Mark Brigham, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bats; Eptesicus fuscus; Habitat complexity; Maternity colony; Roost; Switching; Temperature; Tree cavity; Trembling aspen

Indexed keywords

BIG BROWN BAT; CAVITY USE; ROOSTING; TREE CAVITY; TREMBLING ASPEN;

CANADA; CYPRESS HILLS PROVINCIAL PARK; SASKATCHEWAN;

EPTESICUS FUSCUS; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; SPHYRAPICUS VARIUS;

EID: 0031803523     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802336     Document Type: Article

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