Winter activity of Australian tree-roosting bats: Influence of temperature and climatic patterns

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 276, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 285-290

  Turbill, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bat; Energy expenditure; Hibernation; Microchiroptera; Torpor; Winter

Indexed keywords

BAT; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIOENERGETICS; CLIMATE EFFECT; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ECHOLOCATION; HIBERNATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; ROOSTING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WIND VELOCITY; WINTER;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

HEXAPODA; MICROCHIROPTERA;

EID: 54249135917     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00487.x     Document Type: Article

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