Relationships between roost preferences, ectoparasite density, and grooming behaviour of neotropical bats

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 266, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 333-340

  Ter Hofstede, Hannah M ^a,b   Fenton, M Brock ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bat flies; Chiroptera; Ectoparasite defence; Grooming; Habitat selection

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; BAT; ECTOPARASITE; GROOMING; ROOST SITE;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; CHIROPTERA; STREBLIDAE;

EID: 23944523885     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095283690500693X     Document Type: Article

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