Prolonged foraging bouts of a solitary gleaning/hawking bat, Myotis evotis

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 823-826

  Chruszcz, Bryan J ^a   Barclay, Robert M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIVERS; TEMPERATURE;

ENERGY DEMAND;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BAT; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS;

CANADA;

ACCIPITRINAE; MYOTIS EVOTIS;

EID: 0042572158     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z03-056     Document Type: Article

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