Roosting and thermoregulatory behaviour of male Gould's long-eared bats, Nyctophilus gouldi: Energetic benefits of thermally unstable tree roosts

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-60

  Turbill, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAT; BIOENERGETICS; ROOSTING; THERMOREGULATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; NORTHERN TABLELANDS;

NYCTOPHILUS GOULDI;

EID: 33645116074     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO05068     Document Type: Article

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