Indiana bats in the midwest: The importance of hydric habitats

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1185-1190

  Carter, Timothy C ^a,b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottomlands; Habitat use; Hydric habitats; Indiana bats; Landscapes; Myotis sodalis; Riparian

Indexed keywords

BAT; COLONY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT QUALITY; PREY AVAILABILITY; ROOST SITE; ROOSTING;

APPALACHIANS; MIDWEST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

MYOTIS SODALIS;

EID: 33845418858     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[1185:IBITMT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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