Ecological correlates of roost fidelity in the tent-making bat Artibeus watsoni

Ethology

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 598-605

  Chaverri, Gloriana ^a,b   Quirós, Oscar E ^b   Gamba Rios, Melquisedec ^c   Kunz, Thomas H ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b Instituto de Estudios Tropicales   (Costa Rica)

^c Universidad Latina de Costa Rica   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAT; MODELING; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; ROOST SITE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SITE FIDELITY;

ARTIBEUS GLAUCUS WATSONI; URODERMA BILOBATUM;

EID: 34547402057     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2007.01365.x     Document Type: Article

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