Collpas: Activity hotspots for frugivorous bats (Phyllostomidae) in the Peruvian Amazon

Biotropica

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 203-210

  Bravo, Adriana ^a   Harms, Kyle E ^a,b   Stevens, Richard D ^a   Emmons, Louise H ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^c SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Clay lick; Conservation; Mineral lick

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BAT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOREST CLEARANCE; FRUGIVORY; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SEX RATIO; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AMAZONAS [PERU]; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

CAROLLIA; MAMMALIA; PHYLLOSTOMIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 41549148720     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00362.x     Document Type: Article

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