Range overlap and association patterns in the tent-making bat Artibeus watsoni

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 157-164

  Chaverri, Gloriana ^a   Gamba Rios, Melquisedec ^b   Kunz, Thomas H ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b Universidad Latina de Costa Rica   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Artibeus watsoni; association patterns; range overlap; tent making bat; territoriality

Indexed keywords

BAT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HOME RANGE; MOVEMENT; ROOSTING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ARTIBEUS GLAUCUS WATSONI; URODERMA BILOBATUM;

EID: 33845764776     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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