Day-roosting habitat of female long-legged myotis in ponderosa pine forests

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 207-215

  Baker, Michael D ^a   Lacki, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Day roost; Grand fir; Habitat; Long legged myotis; Pacific Northwest; Ponderosa pine; Radiotelemetry; Riparian zone; Snag; Upslope; White fir; Xeric forest

Indexed keywords

BAT; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; RIPARIAN ZONE; ROOSTING; SNAG; WATERSHED;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

ABIES; ABIES CONCOLOR; ABIES GRANDIS; MACROPHYLLUM MACROPHYLLUM; MYOTIS VOLANS; PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 33646477290     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[207:DHOFLM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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