The influence of a local temperature inversion on the foraging behaviour of big brown bats, Eptesicus fuscus

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 193-201

  Arbuthnott, Devin ^a   Brigham, R Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental variables; Eptesicus fuscus; Foraging behaviour; Foraging range; Foraging site selection; Insect community

Indexed keywords

BAT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT SELECTION; PATCHINESS; ROOSTING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; CUPRESSUS; EPTESICUS; EPTESICUS FUSCUS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34548511107     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/1733-5329(2007)9[193:TIOALT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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