Do emerging pipistrelle bats lose control of their timing due to 'crowd pressure'?

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 246, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 445-448

  Speakman, J R ^a   Tallach, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032439604     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1998.tb00177.x     Document Type: Article

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