The structure of a micro-bat community in relation to gradients of environmental variation in a tropical urban area

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 67-82

  Hourigan, C L ^a   Johnson, C ^b   Robson, S K A ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community structure; Foraging patterns; Micro bat; Species composition; Tropical urban gradient

Indexed keywords

MORMOPTERUS;

EID: 33744552424     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-006-7902-4     Document Type: Article

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