Species-specificity and individual variation in the song of male Nathusius' pipistrelles (Pipistrellus nathusii)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 669-677

  Russ, J M ^a   Racey, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advertisement call; Call type; Nathusius' pipistrelles

Indexed keywords

BAT; CALLING BEHAVIOR; ECHOLOCATION; MALE; MATE ATTRACTION; MATING BEHAVIOR; ROOST SITE; ROOSTING; SONG;

ANTRIM; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

PIPISTRELLUS; PIPISTRELLUS NATHUSII; PIPISTRELLUS PIPISTRELLUS; PIPISTRELLUS PYGMAEUS;

EID: 33847648115     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-006-0295-9     Document Type: Article

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