Sex-related differences in roost-site selection by Daubenton's bats Myotis daubentonii during the nursery period

Mammal Review

Volumn 35, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 285-294

  Encarnacao J A ^a   Kierdorf, U ^a   Holweg, D ^b   Jasnoch, U ^c   Wolters, V ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER IGD   (Germany)

^c GIStec GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

GIS; Intraspecific competition; Landscape structure; Sexual segregation

Indexed keywords

BAT; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; NURSERY GROUND; ROOST SITE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SITE SELECTION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

ANIMALIA; MYOTIS DAUBENTONI;

EID: 33744802631     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: 13652907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2907.2005.00066.x     Document Type: Article

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