Habitat selection by barbastelle bats (Barbastella barbastellus) in the Swiss Alps (Valais)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 248, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 429-432

  Sierro, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b Chelin ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Barbastelle bats; Habitat selection; Prey; Swiss Alps; Xeric forests

Indexed keywords

BAT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT SELECTION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

SWITZERLAND;

BARBASTELLA BARBASTELLUS;

EID: 0033180061     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095283699900802X     Document Type: Article

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