Structure and environmental relationships of insectivorous bat assemblages in tropical Australian savannas

Austral Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 906-919

  Milne, D J ^a   Armstrong, M ^a   Fisher, A ^a   Flores, T ^a   Pavey, C R ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE SUPERVISING SCIENTIST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community; Habitat; Microchiroptera; Northern Australia; Savanna

Indexed keywords

BAT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HABITAT USE; SAVANNA;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MICROCHIROPTERA;

EID: 31344455906     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2005.01535.x     Document Type: Article

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