No lunar phobia in swarming insectivorous bats (family Vespertilionidae)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 256, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 473-477

  Karlsson, Britt Louise ^a   Eklöf, Johan ^a   Rydell, Jens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Insectivorous bats; Moonlight; Owls; Predation; Swarming activity; Vision

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; BAT; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY;

SWEDEN;

STRIGIFORMES; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 0036219567     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0952836902000511     Document Type: Article

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