Species richness in an insectivorous bat assemblage from Malaysia

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-79

  Kingston, Tigga ^a,d   Francis, Charles M ^b   Akbar, Zubaid ^c   Kunz, Thomas H ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b Bird Studies Canada   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Hipposideridae; Kerivoulinae Murininae; Rhinolophidae; Species abundance; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

BAT; INSECTIVORE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRAPPING;

MALAYSIA;

CHIROPTERA; KERIVOULINAE; MURININAE; RHINOLOPHIDAE;

EID: 0037270494     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467403003080     Document Type: Article

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