Roost cavity selection by Nyctalus noctula and N. leisleri (Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera) in BiaŁowieża Primeval Forest, eastern Poland

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 921-930

  Ruczyński, Ireneusz ^a   Bogdanowicz, Wiesław ^b  

^a MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Nyctalus leisleri; Nyctalus noctula; Poland; Predation; Primeval forest; Radiotelemetry; Roost site selection; Tree cavities

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; PREDATION; RADIOTELEMETRY; ROOST SITE; SITE SELECTION;

BIALOWIEZA FOREST; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WORLD;

CHIROPTERA; MARTES AMERICANA; NYCTALUS LEISLERI; NYCTALUS NOCTULA; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 27244441826     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2005)86[921:RCSBNN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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