Aggressive behavior of greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis) towards lesser horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus hipposideros) in a hibernaculum

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 566-571

  Piksa, Krzysztof ^a  

^a PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aggressive behaviour; Hibernation; Myotis myotis; Rhinolophus hipposideros

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BAT; HIBERNATION;

MYOTIS; MYOTIS MYOTIS; RHINOLOPHUS HIPPOSIDEROS;

EID: 33846533711     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/1733-5329(2006)8[566:ABOGMB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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