Fission, fusion and nonrandom associations in female Bechstein's bats (Myotis bechsteinii)

Behaviour

Volumn 136, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1187-1202

  Kerth, Gerald ^a   König, Barbara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

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EID: 0039726975     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853999501711     Document Type: Article

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