The roost preference of Nyctalus noctula (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in summer and the ecological background of their urbanization

Mammalia

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 329-336

  Bihari, Zoltán ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Ecology; Roost selection; Urbanisation

Indexed keywords

BAT; ROOST SITE; SITE SELECTION; URBANIZATION;

CHIROPTERA; NYCTALUS; NYCTALUS NOCTULA; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 11244352072     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm.2004.032     Document Type: Article

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