Timing and variation in the emergence and return of Mexican free-tailed bats, Tadarida brasiliensis mexicana

Zoological Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 309-316

  Lee, Ya Fu ^a,b   McCracken, Gary F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b TAIWAN FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Activity patterns; Bats; Tadarida brasiliensis mexicana

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035486270     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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