Roosting ecology of the tent-roosting bat Artibeus watsoni (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in southwestern Costa Rica

Biotropica

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 77-84

  Chaverri, Gloriana ^a,b   Kunz, Thomas H ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b NONE   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Artibeus watsoni; Corcovado; Costa Rica; Golfito; Roosting ecology; Tent fidelity; Tent making

Indexed keywords

BAT; HABITAT USE; ROOSTING; SITE FIDELITY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

ARTIBEUS GLAUCUS WATSONI; ASPLUNDIA; CALATHEA LUTEA; CARLUDOVICA PALMATA; CHIROPTERA; HELICONIA IMBRICATA; PHILODENDRON; PHYLLOSTOMIDAE; RHODOSPATHA;

EID: 33644933817     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2006.00107.x     Document Type: Article

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