Calls of a bird-eater: The echolocation behaviour of the enigmatic greater noctule,Nyctalus lasiopterus

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 405-414

  Estók, Péter ^a   Siemers, Björn M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Echolocation; Foraging; Migratory bird; Nyctalus; Vespertilionidae

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SURVEY; ALLOMETRY; BAT; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CALLING BEHAVIOR; DETECTION METHOD; ECHOLOCATION; HABITAT USE; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; PREY SELECTION; PREY SIZE;

EASTERN EUROPE;

AVES; HEXAPODA; NYCTALUS; NYCTALUS LASIOPTERUS; NYCTALUS NOCTULA; PASSERI; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 77249100988     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/150811009X485620     Document Type: Article

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