The sensory basis of roost finding in a forest bat, Nyctalus noctula

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 3607-3615

  Ruczyński, Ireneusz ^a   Kalko, Elisabeth K V ^b,c   Siemers, Björn M ^d  

^a MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bat; Eavesdropping; Echolocation; Information transfer; Roost selection; Sensory ecology; Social cues

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BAT; FLYING; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSE ORGAN; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHIROPTERA; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; SENSE ORGANS; TIME FACTORS;

NYCTALUS NOCTULA;

EID: 36348979873     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.009837     Document Type: Article

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