Roosting Requirements of Two Frugivorous Bats (Sturnira lilium and Arbiteus intermedius) in Fragmented Neotropical Forest

Biotropica

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 405-418

  Evelyn, Michelle J ^a,b   Stiles, David A ^a,c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Halcyon Ecological Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bat roosts; Calakmul; Conservation; Deforestation; Forest fragmentation; Mexico; Seasonal tropical forest; Seed dispersal; Tree cavities

Indexed keywords

BAT; FRUGIVORY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT SELECTION; ROOST SITE; SEED DISPERSAL; TROPICAL FOREST;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

ARBITEUS INTERMEDIUS; ARTIBEUS; ARTIBEUS INTERMEDIUS; LILIUM; STURNIRA; STURNIRA LILIUM;

EID: 0344530538     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2003.tb00594.x     Document Type: Article

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