On the importance of articulating assumptions when conducting acoustic studies of habitat use by bats

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-61

  Gannon, William L ^a   Sherwin, Richard E ^a   Haymond, Shauna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b Holistic Wildlife Services NM   (United States)

Author keywords

Assumptions; Bat detector; Ecological morphology; Guild; Habitat use; Management

Indexed keywords

BAT; BIOACOUSTICS; CONSERVATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HABITAT USE;

CHIROPTERA;

EID: 0037550278     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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