Preliminary information on the home range and movement patterns of Sturnira lilium (Phyllostomidae) in a naturally fragmented landscape in Bolivia

Biotropica

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 630-635

  Loayza, Andrea P ^a   Loiselle, Bette A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Fragmentation; Frugivorous bat; Neotropical savanna; Radio tracking

Indexed keywords

BAT; CONNECTIVITY; FRUGIVORY; HOME RANGE; MOVEMENT; NICHE OVERLAP; RADIOTELEMETRY; SAVANNA;

BENI; BOLIVIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

CHIROPTERA; LILIUM; PHYLLOSTOMIDAE; STURNIRA LILIUM;

EID: 49849104242     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2008.00422.x     Document Type: Article

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