Migratory behaviour of the Schreiber's bat: When, where and why do cave bats migrate in a Mediterranean region?

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 274, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 116-125

  Rodrigues, L ^a   Palmeirim, J M ^b  

^a Instituto da Conservacao da Natureza   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Mediterranean region; Migration; Miniopterus schreibersii; Roost; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BAT; CAVE; FAT RESERVE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HIBERNATION; JUVENILE; MATING BEHAVIOR; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; PARTURITION; ROOST SITE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

MINIOPTERUS SCHREIBERSII;

EID: 38549131731     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00361.x     Document Type: Article

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