Echolocation calls of rhinolophid and hipposiderid bats in Swaziland

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-15

  Monadjem, Ara ^a   Reside, April ^b   Lumsden, Lindy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SWAZILAND   (Swaziland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SWAZILAND   (Swaziland)

^c ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

ANABAT; Bar detector; Echolocation; Hipposideridae; Rhinolophidae; Swaziland

Indexed keywords

BAT; DETECTION METHOD; ECHOLOCATION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; SPECIES INVENTORY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SWAZILAND;

RHINOLOPHIDAE;

EID: 34347326920     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3957/0379-4369-37.1.9     Document Type: Article

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