Behavior and demography in an urban colony of Tadarida brasiliensis (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in Rosario, Argentina

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1121-1127

  Romano, Marcelo C ^a   Maidagan, Juan I ^a   Pire, Eduardo F ^a  

^a Ctro Invest Biodiversidad A   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Bat biology; Behavior; Ecology; Rabies; Tadarida brasiliensis; Urban ecosystem

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041724196     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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