Roosting behaviour and roost selection of female big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) roosting in rock crevices in southeastern Alberta

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1069-1076

  Lausen, Cori L ^a   Barclay, Robert M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; RIVERS; ROCKS;

LACTINGS;

BIOLOGY;

BAT; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; ROOST SITE; ROOSTING; SITE SELECTION;

CANADA;

EPTESICUS; EPTESICUS FUSCUS;

EID: 0036433480     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z02-086     Document Type: Article

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