Spring habitat selection by the Mediterranean horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus euryale) in the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve (Basque Country)

Mammalia

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-32

  Aihartza, J R ^a   Garin, I ^a   Goiti, U ^a   Zabala, J ^a   Zuberogoitia, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Foraging; Habitat selection; Landscape changes; Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat Rinolophus euryale; Range

Indexed keywords

BAT; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; HABITAT SELECTION; SPRING (SEASON);

BASQUE REGION; SPAIN; URDAIBAI BIOSPHERE RESERVE;

EUCALYPTUS; RHINOLOPHUS; RHINOLOPHUS EURYALE;

EID: 0038368925     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm.2003.67.1.25     Document Type: Article

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