Intra- and interspecific responses to Rafinesque's big-eared bat (Corynorhinus rafinesquii) social calls

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 329-336

  Loeb, Susan C ^a   Britzke, Eric R ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

call playback; Corynorhinus rafinesquii; eavesdropping; echolocation; social calls

Indexed keywords

BAT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CALLING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

MACROTUS; PLECOTUS RAFINESQUII;

EID: 78650916702     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/150811010X537909     Document Type: Article

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