Mating behavior as a possible cause of bat fatalities at wind turbines

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 845-849

  Cryan, Paul M ^a  

^a FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bats; Fatalities; Lasiurus; Lekking; Mating systems; Turbines; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

ARDOPS NICHOLLSI; LASIURUS;

EID: 42149161090     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-371     Document Type: Note

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