Acoustic identification of mormoopid bats: A survey during the evening exodus

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 324-330

  Macías, Silvio ^a   Mora, Emanuel C ^a   García, Adianez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Echolocation; Evening exodus; Identification; Mormoopid bats

Indexed keywords

BAT; CALLING BEHAVIOR; CAVE; ECHOLOCATION; SIGNAL; SURVEY;

MORMOOPIDAE; MORMOOPS BLAINVILLII; PTERONOTUS MACLEAYII;

EID: 33646251377     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-124R1.1     Document Type: Article

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