Foraging activity and food resource use of Brazilian free-tailed bats, Tadarida brasiliensis (Molossidae)

Ecoscience

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 306-313

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

^a TAIWAN FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bats; Foraging; Resources; Tadarida brasiliensis

Indexed keywords

BAT; FOOD SUPPLY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; RESOURCE USE;

BRAZIL;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MOLOSSIDAE; TADARIDA; TADARIDA BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 0036385238     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2002.11682717     Document Type: Article

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