Echolocation calls of eight microchiroptera from Papua New Guinea

Australian Zoologist

Volumn 35, Issue SPEC. ISSUE, 2011, Pages 106-127

  Leary, Tanya ^a   Pennay, Michael ^a  

^a OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anabat; Aselliscus tricuspidatus; Echolocation; Hipposideros cervinus; Hipposideros diadema; Hipposideros maggietaylorae; Intraspecific regional variation; Mormopterus cf. beccarii; Mosia nigrescens; Papua New Guinea; Rhinolophus arcuatus; Rhinolophus euryotis

Indexed keywords

BAT; CALLING BEHAVIOR; ECHOLOCATION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SOFTWARE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY; TRAP (EQUIPMENT);

AUSTRALIA; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

ASELLISCUS TRICUSPIDATUS; HIPPOSIDEROS CERVINUS; HIPPOSIDEROS DIADEMA; HIPPOSIDEROS MAGGIETAYLORAE; MICROCHIROPTERA; MORMOPTERUS BECCARII; MOSIA NIGRESCENS; RHINOLOPHUS ARCUATUS; RHINOLOPHUS EURYOTIS;

EID: 81755165951     PISSN: 00672238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7882/fs.2011.014     Document Type: Article

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