So long as it's near water: Variable roosting behaviour of the large-footed myotis (Myotis macropus)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 89-98

  Campbell, Susan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAT; ENERGETICS; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; RADIOTELEMETRY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RIPARIAN ZONE; ROOST SITE; ROOSTING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

MYOTIS; MYOTIS MACROPUS;

EID: 77953261461     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO09006     Document Type: Article

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