Nocturnal activity patterns of the lesser short‐tailed bat (Mystacina tuberculata) in temperate rainforest, Fiordland, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 125-132

  Christie, J E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Activity patterns; Bats; Emergence; Movements; Mystacinidae; Radio tracking; Short tailed bats

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BAT; EMERGENCE; HABITAT USE; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; RAINFOREST; TEMPERATE FOREST;

AUSTRALASIA; FIORDLAND; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHLAND;

FAGUS; MYSTACINA TUBERCULATA; NOTHOFAGUS;

EID: 33746564693     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2006.9518436     Document Type: Article

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