The aversive effect of electromagnetic radiation on foraging bats - A possible means of discouraging bats from approaching wind turbines

PLoS ONE

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Nicholls, Barry ^a   Racey, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTENNA; ARTICLE; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; BAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FORAGING; FORELIMB; INSECT; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; WEATHER; WIND; ANIMAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION;

HEXAPODA;

ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; INSECTS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

EID: 67650898530     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006246     Document Type: Article

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