Use of olfaction during prey location by the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus)

Biotropica

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 147-149

  Bahlman, Joseph Wm ^a   Kelt, Douglas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural pest; Behavior; Control; Echolocation; Location; Olfaction; Pasture; Prey; Vampire bat; Vision

Indexed keywords

BAT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HEMOPHAGY; LIVESTOCK; OLFACTORY CUE; PREY LOCATION;

LATIN AMERICA;

DESMODUS ROTUNDUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33846118335     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2006.00218.x     Document Type: Article

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