Summer bat activity at woodland seasonal pools in the Northern Great Lakes region

Wetlands

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 117-124

  Francl, Karen E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AnaBat; Bat; Hydroperiod; Mist net; Northern hardwood deciduous forest; Seasonal forest pool; Vernal pools

Indexed keywords

BAT; CALLING BEHAVIOR; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ECHOLOCATION; SUMMER; WOODLAND;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EPTESICUS FUSCUS; LASIURUS BOREALIS; MYOTIS; MYOTIS KEENII; MYOTIS LUCIFUGUS; MYOTIS SEPTENTRIONALIS;

EID: 55949119501     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/07-104.1     Document Type: Article

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