Estimation of food intake and ingested energy in Daubenton's bats (Myotis daubentonii) during pregnancy and spermatogenesis

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 221-227

  Encarnação, Jorge A ^a   Dietz, Markus ^b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capture success; Food intake; Foraging activity; Myotis daubentonii; Prey attack rate

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHIRONOMIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MYOTIS DAUBENTONI;

EID: 33750999101     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-006-0046-2     Document Type: Article

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