Activity patterns of insectivorous bats and birds in northern Scandinavia (69°N), during continuous midsummer daylight

Oikos

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 75-86

  Speakman, J R ^a   Rydell, J ^b   Webb, P I ^a   Hayes, J P ^a   Hays, G C ^a   Hulbert, I A R ^a   McDevitt, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BAT; DAY LENGTH; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INSECTIVORE; PREDATION RISK;

(NORTH); SCANDINAVIA;

AVES; CHIROPTERA; CICONIIFORMES; EPTESICUS NILSSONI; EPTESICUS NILSSONII; GALLIFORMES; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; RIPARIA RIPARIA;

EID: 0034049297     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2000.880109.x     Document Type: Article

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