Acoustic perception of landscape elements by the pond bat (Myotis dasycneme)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 248, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-66

  Verboom, Ben ^a   Boonman, Arjan M ^a,c   Limpens, Herman J G A ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Netherlands Bat Research Foundation   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Echolocation; Landmarks; Myotis dasycneme; Navigation; Orientation

Indexed keywords

BAT; ECHOLOCATION; LANDSCAPE; NAVIGATION; PERCEPTION;

MYOTIS DASYCNEME;

EID: 0033136077     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836999005063     Document Type: Article

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