Summer habitat associations of bats between riparian landscapes and within riparian areas

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 385-394

  Lundy, Mathieu ^a   Montgomery, Ian ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Bats; Conservation; Habitat associations; Riparian

Indexed keywords

MYOTIS; NYCTALUS LEISLERI; PIPISTRELLUS NATHUSII; PIPISTRELLUS PIPISTRELLUS; PIPISTRELLUS PYGMAEUS;

EID: 77952542714     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-009-0330-z     Document Type: Article

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