Energy, water balance and the roost microenvironment in three Australian cave-dwelling bats (Microchiroptera)

Journal of Comparative Physiology - B Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 170, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 439-446

  Baudinette, R V ^a   Churchill, S K ^b   Christian, K A ^b   Nelson, J E ^c   Hudson, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian bats; Energetics; Microclimate; Water loss

Indexed keywords

MACRODERMA GIGAS; MINIOPTERUS SCHREIBERSII; RHINONYCTERIS AURANTIUS;

EID: 0033776407     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600000121     Document Type: Article

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