The diet of the insectivorous Hawaiian hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus semotus) in an open and a cluttered habitat

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1603-1608

  Jacobs, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAT; DIET; HABITAT TYPE; INSECTIVORE;

HAWAII; UNITED STATES;

LASIURUS CINEREUS;

EID: 0033492111     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-77-10-1603     Document Type: Article

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