Population dynamics, reproduction, and diet of the lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris curasoae) in Jalisco, Mexico: Implications for conservation

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 357-373

  Stoner, Kathryn E ^a   O Salazar, Karla A ^a   R Fernández, Roxana C ^a   Quesada, Mauricio ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MATEMÁTICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bats; Chiroptera; Jalisco; Leptonycteris curasoae; Mexico; Migration; Roost protection

Indexed keywords

BAT; DIET; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; ROOST SITE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

MEXICO;

CACTACEAE; CHIROPTERA; LEPTONYCTERIS CURASOAE; LEPTONYCTERIS YERBABUENAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037314290     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021963819751     Document Type: Article

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