Individual signatures in the frequency-modulated sweep calls of African large-eared, free-tailed bats Otomops martiensseni (Chiroptera: Molossidae)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 262, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-19

  Fenton, M B ^a,e   Jacobs, D S ^b   Richardson, E J ^c   Taylor, P J ^d   White, W ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c Durban Natural Science Museum ^*  (South Africa)

^d Durban Natural Science Museum   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communication; Echolocation; Molossidae; Otomops martiensseni; Variation in calls

Indexed keywords

BAT; CALLING BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ECHOLOCATION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CHAEREPHON; CHAEREPHON PUMILA; CHIROPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MOLOSSIDAE; OTOMOPS; OTOMOPS MARTIENSSENI; PUMILUS; TADARIDA; TADARIDA AEGYPTIACA;

EID: 1642423840     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095283690300431X     Document Type: Article

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