Foraging strategies in the greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) on Lepidoptera in summer

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 1477-1482

  Jin, Longru ^a   Feng, Jiang ^a   Sun, Keping ^a   Liu, Ying ^a   Wu, Lei ^a   Li, Zhenxin ^a   Zhang, Xichen ^a  

^a NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diet; Foraging behavior; Lepidoptera; Prey remains; Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; LIMACODIDAE; NOCTUIDAE; RHINOLOPHUS FERRUMEQUINUM; SPHINGIDAE;

EID: 33749872734     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/982004-831     Document Type: Article

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