The distribution and conservation of bats in the dry regions of Madagascar

Animal Conservation

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 153-165

  Goodman, Steven M ^a,b   Andriafidison, Daudet ^c,d   Andrianaivoarivelo, Radosoa ^c,d   Cardiff, Scott G ^e,f   Ifticene, Edina ^c   Jenkins, Richard K B ^d,g   Kofoky, Amyot ^d   Mbohoahy, Tsibara ^d,h   Rakotondravony, Daniel ^c   Ranivo, Julie ^b,c   Ratrimomanarivo, Fanja ^b,d   Razafimanahaka, Julie ^c,d   Racey, Paul A ^g  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^b WWF Antananarivo   (Madagascar)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^d ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS KEW   (Madagascar)

^e Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^f DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^h Universite de Toliara   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DRY FOREST; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

CHIROPTERA; MAMMALIA; MICROCHIROPTERA;

EID: 21144468934     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S136794300500199X     Document Type: Article

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