Tree roost selection by bats: An empirical synthesis using meta-analysis

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1123-1132

  Kalcounis Rüppell, Matina C ^a,d,e   Psyllakis, Jennifer M ^b,f   Brigham, R Mark ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^d University of North Carolina ^*  (United States)

^e Southeastern Bat Diversity Network   (United States)

^f Wildlife Society   (United States)

Author keywords

Bats; Chiroptera; Forest roosting bats; Habitat management; Meta analysis; North America; Roost selection; Roosts

Indexed keywords

BAT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HABITAT USE; ROOST SITE; SITE SELECTION;

CHIROPTERA;

EID: 30344480525     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2005)33[1123:TRSBBA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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