Managing complex systems simply: Understanding inherent variation in the use of roosts by Townsend's big-eared bat

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 62-72

  Sherwin, Richard E ^a   Gannon, William L ^a   Altenbach, J Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Abandoned mine; Bat; Cave; Corynorhinus townsendii; Fidelity; Roost; Survey techniques; Townsend's big eared bat

Indexed keywords

BAT; CONSERVATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; ROOST SITE; SITE FIDELITY;

UNITED STATES;

CHIROPTERA; CORYNORHINUS TOWNSENDII; MACROTUS;

EID: 0038225701     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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