Roosting together, foraging apart: Information transfer about food is unlikely to explain sociality in female Bechstein's bats (Myotis bechsteinii)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 283-291

  Kerth, G ^a   Wagner, M ^a   Konig B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Coloniality; Foraging behavior; Habitat use; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

BAT; COLONY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; ROOSTING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0034865367     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650100352     Document Type: Article

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