Swarming activity of temperate zone microchiropteran bats: Effects of season, time of night and weather conditions

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 261, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 257-264

  Parsons, K N ^a   Jones, G ^a   Greenaway, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automatic registration; Bat detector; Hibernacula; Myotis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BAT; SEASONALITY; SWARMING; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WEATHER;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

MICROCHIROPTERA; MYOTIS; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 0344962381     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836903004199     Document Type: Article

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