Avoidance of predator chemical cues by bats: An experimental assessment

Behaviour

Volumn 144, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1019-1032

  Boyles, Justin G ^a   Storm, Jonathan J ^a  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti predator behaviour; Chemosensation; Chiroptera; Eptesicus fuscus; Olfaction

Indexed keywords

CHIROPTERA; ELAPHE OBSOLETA OBSOLETA; EPTESICUS; EPTESICUS FUSCUS; PANTHEROPHIS OBSOLETUS; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; RATTUS; SERPENTES;

EID: 34548630008     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853907781871806     Document Type: Article

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