Ambient temperature is more important than food availability in explaining reproductive timing of the bat Sturnira lilium (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in a montane Atlantic Forest

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 239-245

  Mello, M A R ^a   Kalko, E K V ^b,c   Silva, W R ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; BAT; FOOD AVAILABILITY; MONTANE FOREST; REPRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPORAL PERIOD; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ATLANTIC FOREST; SOUTH AMERICA;

CHIROPTERA; LILIUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MAMMALIA; SOLANACEAE; STURNIRA LILIUM;

EID: 65349155287     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z09-010     Document Type: Article

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