Habitat selection in sympatric Rhinolophus mehelyi and R. euryale (Mammalia: Chiroptera)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 266, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 327-332

  Russo, Danilo ^a,b   Almenar, David ^c   Aihartza, Joserra ^d   Goiti, Urtzi ^d   Salsamendi, Egoitz ^c,d   Garin, Inazio ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conservation; Dehesa; Habitat selection; Land use change; Rhinolophidae; Rhinolophus

Indexed keywords

BAT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT SELECTION; LAND USE; SYMPATRY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

CHIROPTERA; MAMMALIA; RHINOLOPHIDAE; RHINOLOPHUS; RHINOLOPHUS EURYALE; RHINOLOPHUS MEHELYI;

EID: 22344446683     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836905006990     Document Type: Article

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