Radio-tracking reveals that lesser horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus hipposideros) forage in woodland

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 258, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 281-290

  Bontadina, Fabio ^a,c   Schofield, Henry ^a   Naef Daenzer, Beat ^b  

^a Martin Ryan Building   (United Kingdom)

^b SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Conservation; Habitat use; Management; Population decline; Rhinolophus hipposideros; Spatial use

Indexed keywords

BAT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT SELECTION; RADIOTELEMETRY;

RHINOLOPHUS HIPPOSIDEROS;

EID: 0036855794     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836902001401     Document Type: Article

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