Temporal resource partitioning by bats at water holes

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 270, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 466-472

  Adams, R A ^a   Thibault, K M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bats; Myotis; Resource partitioning; Temporal partitioning; Water resources

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; BAT; COEXISTENCE; ROOST SITE; ROOSTING; WATER RESOURCE; WATER STRESS;

MAMMALIA; MYOTIS;

EID: 33750071691     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00152.x     Document Type: Article

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