Roost selection and roost switching of female Bechstein's bats (Myotis bechsteinii) as a strategy of parasite avoidance

Oecologia

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 581-588

  Reckardt, Karsten ^a   Kerth, Gerald ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Behavioural parasite defence; Co evolution; Habitat selection; Host parasite interaction; Roost fidelity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AVOIDANCE REACTION; BAT; COEVOLUTION; ECTOPARASITE; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FLY; LIFE CYCLE; ROOST SITE; ROOSTING; SITE SELECTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAT; FEMALE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NESTING; PARASITE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PARASITES;

BASILIA; MYOTIS BECHSTEINI; STREBLIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 36448952356     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-007-0843-7     Document Type: Article

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