Population structure and sex-biased dispersal in the forest dwelling vespertilionid bat, Myotis septentrionalis

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 374-384

  Arnold, Bryan D ^a,b  

^a JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAT; DISPERSAL; MOVEMENT; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SITE FIDELITY;

NORTH AMERICA;

MAMMALIA; MYOTIS KEENII; MYOTIS SEPTENTRIONALIS; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 34249038005     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2007)157[374:PSASDI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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