Interspecific and intersexual variation in roost-site selection of northern long-eared and little brown bats in the greater fundy national park ecosystem

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 602-610

  Broders, Hugh G ^a,b   Forbes, Graham J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

AIC; Bats; Little brown bat; M. septentrionalis; Myotis lucifugus; New Brunswick; Northern long eared bat; Roost site selection; Snags

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; HABITAT SELECTION; INTERSEXUAL INTERACTION; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; MAMMAL; ROOST SITE; SHADE TOLERANCE;

CANADA; FUNDY NATIONAL PARK; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA;

CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; CONIFERALES; CONIFEROPHYTA; MAMMALIA; MYOTIS; MYOTIS LUCIFUGUS; MYOTIS SEPTENTRIONALIS; PICEA;

EID: 3843073266     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2004)068[0602:IAIVIR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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