Variation of adult survival drives population dynamics in a migrating forest bat

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1182-1190

  Schorcht, Wigbert ^a   Bontadina, Fabio ^b,c   Schaub, Michael ^b,d  

^a NACHTaktiv Bat Research Kleffelgasse 6   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c SWILD   (Switzerland)

^d SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Capture recapture; Chiroptera; Cormack Jolly Seber model; Life history strategy; Nyctalus leisleri; Temporal variance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BAT; DISPERSAL; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MIGRATORY SPECIES; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION STRUCTURE; ROOSTING; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAT; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREGNANCY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREGNANCY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

CHIROPTERA; NYCTALUS LEISLERI;

EID: 70349907560     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2009.01577.x     Document Type: Article

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