Roosting behavior and group stability of the big fruit-eating bat Artibeus lituratus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 214-221

  Muñoz Romo, Mariana ^a   Herrera, Emilio A ^a   Kunz, Thomas H ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Artibeus lituratus; Group stability; Roost fidelity; Roosting behavior; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BAT; FOLIAGE; FRUGIVORY; GROUP BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; POLYGYNY; ROOSTING; SITE FIDELITY;

ANDES; SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA;

ARTIBEUS; ARTIBEUS LITURATUS; CHIROPTERA; PHYLLOSTOMIDAE; STENODERMATINAE;

EID: 41649095679     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2007.05.013     Document Type: Article

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