Day-roosts of female long-eared myotis in western Oregon

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 785-796

  Waldien, David L ^a   Hayes, John P ^a   Arnett, Edward B ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Day roosts; Long eared myotis; Myotis evotis; Oregon; Snags; Spatial patterns; Stumps; Water

Indexed keywords

BAT; FITNESS; ROOST SITE; SURVIVAL;

CASCADE MOUNTAINS; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

ABIES; CONIFEROPHYTA; CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; MYOTIS EVOTIS; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; THUJA PLICATA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 0033948231     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802749     Document Type: Article

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