Reproductive stage influences roost use by tree roosting female eastern pipistrelles, Pipistrellus subflavus

Ecoscience

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 249-256

  Veilleux, Jacques Pierre ^a   Whitaker Jr , John O ^b   Veilleux, Sherry L ^b  

^a FRANKLIN PIERCE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bats; Eastern pipistrelles; Pipistrellus subflavus; Reproduction; Roost use; Roosting ecology

Indexed keywords

BAT; HABITAT USE; MAMMAL; REPRODUCTION; ROOSTING;

MAMMALIA; PIPISTRELLUS; PIPISTRELLUS SUBFLAVUS; QUERCUS;

EID: 3943058766     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2004.11682830     Document Type: Article

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