Assessing bat detectability and occupancy with multiple automated echolocation detectors

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-17

  Gorresen, P Marcos ^a   Miles, Adam C ^a   Todd, Christopher M ^a   Bonaccorso, Frank J ^a   Weller, Theodore J ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic detection; Anabat; Bat; Detection probability; Echolocation; Occupancy; Sampling design

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BAT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETECTION METHOD; ECHOLOCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; HABITAT USE; MONITORING SYSTEM; SIMULATION;

LASIURUS CINEREUS SEMOTUS;

EID: 39749188167     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/07-MAMM-A-022.1     Document Type: Article

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