Echolocation signal design in Kerivoulinae and Murininae (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Malaysia

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 249, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 359-374

  Kingston, Tigga ^a   Jones, Gareth ^b   Akbar, Zubaid ^c   Kunz, Thomas H ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Echolocation; Kerivoula; Murina; Phoniscus

Indexed keywords

BAT; ECHOLOCATION; SIGNAL;

MALAYSIA;

KERIVOULA; MURINA; PHONISCUS;

EID: 0033230383     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836999009917     Document Type: Article

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