Composition and distribution of a bat assemblage during the dry season in a naturally fragmented landscape in Bolivia

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 732-742

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bats; Chiroptera; Distribution; Fragmentation; Tropical savanna

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BAT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DRY SEASON; FRUIT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; ISLAND; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SAVANNA;

BOLIVIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ARTIBEUS JAMAICENSIS; ARTIBEUS LITURATUS; ARTIBEUS OBSCURUS; CAROLLIA BREVICAUDA; CAROLLIA PERSPICILLATA; CHIROPTERA; LILIUM; MESOPHYLLA MACCONNELLI; PLATYRRHINUS HELLERI; STURNIRA LILIUM;

EID: 67649997356     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/08-MAMM-A-213R.1     Document Type: Article

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