Relative abundance, diet and roost selection of the tube-nosed insect bat, Murina florium, on the Atherton Tablelands, Australia

Wildlife Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 261-271

  Schulz, Martin ^a,b   Hannah, David ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Department of Natural Resources ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DIET; ROOSTING;

ARANEAE; ARCHONTOPHOENIX; AVES; COLEOPTERA; GOBIUS NATALENSIS; INSECTA; MICROCHIROPTERA; MURINA FLORIUM; OREOSCOPUS GUTTURALIS; SERICORNIS CITREOGULARIS; VERTEBRATA; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 0032461494     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR96100     Document Type: Article

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