Characterization of the echolocation calls of bats from Exuma, Bahamas

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 415-424

  Murray, Kevin L ^a   Fraser, Erin ^b   Davy, Christina ^c   Fleming, Theodore H ^a   Fenton, M Brock ^b  

^a University of Miami   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acoustic identification; Avisoft; Echolocation; Erophylla; Exuma; Macrotus; Nyctiellus; Ultrasonic detector

Indexed keywords

BAT; CALLING BEHAVIOR; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ECHOLOCATION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; NEW SPECIES;

BAHAMAS; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; EXUMA CAYS;

EROPHYLLA; EROPHYLLA SEZEKORNI; LASIURUS BOREALIS; MACROTUS; MACROTUS WATERHOUSII; MOLOSSIDAE; NATALIDAE; NYCTIELLUS; NYCTIELLUS LEPIDUS; PHYLLOSTOMIDAE; TADARIDA BRASILIENSIS; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 77249172371     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/150811009X485639     Document Type: Article

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