Cave visitation by temperate zone bats: Effects of climatic factors

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 280, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 387-395

  Berkova H ^a,b   Zukal, J ^a,b  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Automatic registration; Bats; Flight activity; Hibernaculum; Seasonal changes

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BAT; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE VARIATION; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; HIBERNATION; RAINFALL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SWARMING; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77952518681     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00673.x     Document Type: Article

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