Foraging and public information use in common pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus): A field experiment

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 197-203

  Jonker, Marlotte N ^a   Boer, Willem F De ^a   Kurvers, Ralf H J M ^a   Dekker, Jasja J A ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Dutch Mammal Society   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bat activity; Catch buzzes; Competition; Facilitation; Food availability; Pipistrellus pipistrellus; Public information

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BAT; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONSPECIFIC; ECHOLOCATION; FACILITATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PATCH SIZE; PREY AVAILABILITY;

NETHERLANDS;

ANIMALIA; PIPISTRELLUS PIPISTRELLUS;

EID: 77953282535     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/150811010X504699     Document Type: Article

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