Effect of lights on activity levels of forest bats: Increasing the efficiency of surveys and species identification

Wildlife Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 173-182

  Adams, Maria D ^a   Law, Bradley S ^b   French, Kris O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BAT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LIGHT INTENSITY; SPECIES INVENTORY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KIOLOA; NEW SOUTH WALES; WORLD;

INSECTA; MICROCHIROPTERA;

EID: 20444371590     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR04060     Document Type: Review

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