Geographic variation in the echolocation calls of Vespadelus spp. (Vespertilionidae) from New South Wales and Queensland, Australia

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 201-215

  Law, Bradley Stuart ^a   Reinhold, Linda ^b   Pennay, Michael ^c  

^a State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^c New South Wales Natl Parks/Wldlf   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anabat; Bats; Geographic variation; Search phase calls; Vespadelus

Indexed keywords

BAT; ECHOLOCATION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; VOCALIZATION;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUEENSLAND;

EPTESICUS REGULUS; EPTESICUS VULTURNUS; MICROCHIROPTERA; PUMILUS; REGULUS; VESPADELUS; VESPADELUS DARLINGTONI; VESPADELUS PUMILUS; VESPADELUS REGULUS; VESPADELUS TROUGHTONI; VESPADELUS VULTURNUS; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 0036966242     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/001.004.0208     Document Type: Article

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