Birth size and postnatal growth in cave- and bridge-roosting Brazilian free-tailed bats

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 280, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 8-16

  Allen, L C ^a   Richardson, C S ^a   McCracken, G F ^b   Kunz, T H ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bats; Human made roosts; Intraspecific variation; Postnatal growth; Roost quality

Indexed keywords

BAT; BRIDGE; CAVE; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; ROOST SITE;

TADARIDA BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 73349084944     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00636.x     Document Type: Article

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