Population dynamics of the pipistrelle bat: Effects of sex, age and winter weather on seasonal survival

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 308-320

  Sendor, Thomas ^a,b   Simon, Matthias ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capture recapture; Chiroptera; Hibernacula; Life history strategy; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; BAT; HIBERNATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; WEATHER;

GERMANY;

CHIROPTERA; MAMMALIA; PIPISTRELLUS; PIPISTRELLUS PIPISTRELLUS;

EID: 0037354644     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2003.00702.x     Document Type: Article

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