Evidence of homing following translocation of long‐tailed bats (Chalinolobus tuberculatus) at Grand Canyon Cave, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 239-246

  Guilbert, J M ^a   Walker, M M ^a   Parsons, S ^a   Greif, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chalinolobus tuberculatus; Homing; Navigation; New Zealand; Translocation failure

Indexed keywords

BAT; HOMING BEHAVIOR; NAVIGATION; TRANSLOCATION;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA; CHALINOLOBUS TUBERCULATUS;

EID: 35748980020     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014220709510082     Document Type: Article

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