Differential habitat selection by Pipistrellus pipistrellus and Pipistrellus pygmaeus identifies distinct conservation needs for cryptic species of echolocating bats

Biological Conservation

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 118-127

  Davidson Watts, Ian ^a,b   Walls, Sean ^c   Jones, Gareth ^d  

^a Environmental Support Team   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c IUCN SSC European Sustainable Use Specialist Group   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clusters; Cryptic species; Radio tracking; Resource partitioning; Riparian

Indexed keywords

BAT; CALLING BEHAVIOR; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECHOLOCATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; MORPHOLOGY; NICHE PARTITIONING;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

PIPISTRELLUS PIPISTRELLUS; PIPISTRELLUS PYGMAEUS;

EID: 33748755107     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.05.027     Document Type: Article

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