Influence of climate and reproductive timing on demography of little brown myotis Myotis lucifugus

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 128-136

  Frick, Winifred F ^a   Reynolds, D Scott ^b   Kunz, Thomas H ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b St Paul's School   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding probability; Capture recapture; Climate change; Robust design

Indexed keywords

BAT; CLIMATE EFFECT; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; EMIGRATION; FECUNDITY; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MORTALITY; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLIMATE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; TIME;

ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; CLIMATE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

MYOTIS LUCIFUGUS; MYOTIS MYOTIS;

EID: 72449172997     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2009.01615.x     Document Type: Article

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