Medium- and long-term reuse of trembling aspen cavities as roosts by big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus)

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-90

  Willis, Craig K R ^a   Kolar, Kristen A ^a   Karst, Amanda L ^a   Kalcounis Rueppell, Matina C ^a   Brigham, R Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eptesicus fuscus; Forests; Reuse; Roosts

Indexed keywords

BAT; HABITAT USE; ROOST SITE; SITE FIDELITY; TREE;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EPTESICUS; EPTESICUS FUSCUS; POPULUS;

EID: 0042510129     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/001.005.0107     Document Type: Article

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