Prey consumption of insectivorous bats in coniferous forests of north-central Idaho

Northwest Science

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 199-205

  Lacki, Michael J ^a   Johnson, Joseph S ^a   Dodd, Luke E ^b   Baker, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DIET; DIETARY SHIFT; FECES; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INSECTIVORE; PREY PREFERENCE;

IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACARI; ARACHNIDA; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; EPTESICUS; EPTESICUS FUSCUS; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; ISOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; MYOTIS CALIFORNICUS; MYOTIS VOLANS; NEUROPTERA; ORTHOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 34547432747     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3955/0029-344X-81.3.199     Document Type: Article

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