A genetic analysis of group movement in an isolated population of tree-roosting bats

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 275, Issue 1648, 2008, Pages 2265-2272

  Metheny, Jackie D ^a   Kalcounis Rueppell, Matina C ^a   Bondo, Kristin J ^b   Brigham, R Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Eptesicus fuscus; Fission fusion; Group movement; Roost area selection; Site fidelity

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

BAT; DISPERSAL; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROUP BEHAVIOR; ISOLATED POPULATION; KIN SELECTION; KINSHIP; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOVEMENT; PHILOPATRY; ROOSTING; SITE FIDELITY;

ARTICLE; BAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; KIN SELECTION; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CANADA; CYPRESS HILLS; NORTH AMERICA;

CUPRESSUS; EPTESICUS; EPTESICUS FUSCUS;

EID: 49749124235     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0532     Document Type: Article

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