Variation in diet of the Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis mexicana)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 599-605

  McWilliams, Lisa A ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Diet; Fecal analysis; Food habits; Seasonal variation; Tadarida brasiliensis

Indexed keywords

BAT; DIET; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CARLSBAD CAVERNS; NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ACARI; ARACHNIDA; ARANEAE; CHIROPTERA; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MOLOSSIDAE; PSYLLIDAE; TADARIDA; TADARIDA BRASILIENSIS MEXICANA;

EID: 20444386927     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2005)86[599:VIDOTM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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