Home range and habitat use of male Rafinesque's big-eared bats (Corynorhinus rafinesquii)

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 402-408

  Menzel, Michael A ^a   Menzel, Jennifer M ^a   Ford, W Mark ^d   Edwards, John W ^a   Carter, Timothy C ^b   Churchill, John B ^a   Kilgo, John C ^c  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAT; COASTAL PLAIN; FORAGE; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE;

SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

CORYNORHINUS; CORYNORHINUS RAFINESQUII; MACROTUS; PLECOTUS RAFINESQUII;

EID: 0035018853     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2001)145[0402:HRAHUO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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