Characteristics of summer and winter roost trees used by evening bats (Nycticeius humeralis) in Southwestern Missouri

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 210-220

  Boyles, Justin G ^a   Robbins, Lynn W ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAT; RADIOTELEMETRY; ROOST SITE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SITE SELECTION;

MISSOURI; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

NYCTICEIUS; NYCTICEIUS HUMERALIS;

EID: 32644451048     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2006)155[0210:COSAWR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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