Matching morphology and diet in the disc-winged bat Thyroptera tricolor (Chiroptera)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1013-1019

  Dechmann, Dina K N ^a   Safi, Kamran ^a   Vonhof, Maarten J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discriminant function analysis; Ecological niche; Fecal analysis; Gleaning; Wing morphology

Indexed keywords

BAT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; DIETARY OVERLAP; ECHOLOCATION; GROUP BEHAVIOR; LIFE HISTORY; MORPHOLOGY; NICHE; PREY AVAILABILITY;

ARANEAE; CHIROPTERA; CICADELLIDAE; INSECTA; SALTICIDAE; THYROPTERA TRICOLOR;

EID: 33750407040     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-424R2.1     Document Type: Article

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