Roosting behavior of the Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) in a highway overpass

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 366-373

  Sgro, Mario P ^a,b   Wilkins, Kenneth T ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intraroost fidelity; Roost fidelity; Roosting ecology; Sexual segregation; Tadarida brasiliensis

Indexed keywords

MOLOSSIDAE; TADARIDA BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 0042978555     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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