Temporal and spatial differences in the emission of calls by pipistrelle bats Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 54-64

  Downs, Nick C ^a,b   Racey, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Cresswell Associates   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bats; Echolocation; Pipistrelle; Social

Indexed keywords

BAT; ECHOLOCATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MATE ATTRACTION; ORIENTATION BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TERRITORIALITY; TERRITORY;

HEXAPODA; PIPISTRELLUS PIPISTRELLUS;

EID: 33847693625     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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