The influence of wing morphology and echolocation on the gleaning ability of the insectivorous bat Myotis tricolor

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1854-1863

  Stoffberg, Samantha ^a   Jacobs, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; FAILURE ANALYSIS;

GLEANS; MOLE CRICKETS; MYOTIS SEPTENTRIONALIS; MYOTIS TRICOLOR;

BIODIVERSITY;

BAT; ECHOLOCATION; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; WING MORPHOLOGY;

CICADIDAE; COLEOPTERA; GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLOTALPIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MYOTIS LUCIFUGUS; MYOTIS SEPTENTRIONALIS; MYOTIS TRICOLOR; NYCTERIS THEBAICA;

EID: 20044369563     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z04-172     Document Type: Article

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