Physiological traits affecting the distribution and wintering strategy of the bat Tadarida teniotis

Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1004-1014

  Arlettaz, Raphaël ^a,b   Ruchet, Catherine ^a   Aeschimann, John ^a   Brun, Edmond ^a   Genoud, Michel ^a   Vogel, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b Nature Centre   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bats; Body temperature; Ecophysiology; Metabolic rate; Molossidae; Radiotelemetry; Respirometry; Tadarida teniotis; Torpor; Winter foraging; Zoogeography

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BAT; COLD TOLERANCE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; OVERWINTERING; TORPOR;

ALPS; SWITZERLAND;

MOLOSSIDAE; NYCTALUS NOCTULA; TADARIDA TENIOTIS; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 0033936615     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[1004:ptatda]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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