Bat reproduction declines when conditions mimic climate change projections for western North America

Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2437-2445

  Adams, Rick A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bats; Climate change; Hydrology; Lactation; Reproduction; Water

Indexed keywords

BAT; BIOINDICATOR; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; DATA SET; DISCHARGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FECUNDITY; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; INSECTIVORE; LACTATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; STREAMFLOW; WATER AVAILABILITY;

NORTH AMERICA;

VESPERTILIONIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAT; CLIMATE CHANGE; FEMALE; HEAT; NORTH AMERICA; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; TIME;

ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; CLIMATE CHANGE; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; NORTH AMERICA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77957377248     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-0091.1     Document Type: Article

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