Population size, catchment area, and sex-influenced differences in autumn and spring swarming of the brown long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 207-216

  Furmankiewicz, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAT; CATCHMENT; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; GENE FLOW; MATING BEHAVIOR; POPULATION SIZE; SWARMING;

PLECOTUS AURITUS;

EID: 41949124949     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z07-134     Document Type: Article

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