Effects of habitat conversion on temporal activity patterns of phyllostomid bats in lowland amazonian rain forest

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 210-221

  Presley, Steven J ^a   Willig, Michael R ^a   Castro Arellano, Ivan ^a   Weaver, Scott C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic change; Behavior; Competition; Conservation; Deforestation; Habitat use; Per , phyllostomidae

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACTIVITY PATTERN; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BAT; DEFORESTATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; NEOTROPICAL REGION; PREDATION RISK; RAINFOREST; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AMAZONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ARTIBEUS LITURATUS; CAMILLA; PHYLLOSTOMIDAE; RHINOPHYLLA PUMILIO;

EID: 58249104851     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/08-MAMM-A-089.1     Document Type: Article

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