Gleaning as a foraging strategy in Natterer's bat Myotis nattereri

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 408-416

  Swift, S M ^a   Racey, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diet; Echolocation; Gleaning; Interfemoral membrane

Indexed keywords

BAT; DIET; ECHOLOCATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; COLEOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; MYOTIS; MYOTIS NATTERERI; OPILIONES; PLECOTUS; PLECOTUS AURITUS;

EID: 0036820224     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-002-0531-x     Document Type: Article

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