Directionality of drinking passes by bats at water holes: Is there cooperation?

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 195-199

  Adams, Rick A ^a   Simmons, James A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bats; Behavior; Colorado; Cooperation; Water resources

Indexed keywords

BAT; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DRINKING; WATERING POINT;

COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036968273     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/001.004.0211     Document Type: Article

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