Emergence time and foraging activity in Pallas' mastiff bat, Molossus molossus (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in relation to sunset/sunrise and phase of the moon

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 399-404

  Holland, Richard A ^a,b,h   Meyer, Christoph F J ^c   Kalko, Elisabeth K V ^d,e   Kays, Roland ^d,f   Wikelski, Martin ^g  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^d SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^f NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM   (United States)

^g MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^h QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

activity; emergence; foraging; Molossus molossus; nocturnal; predator pressure

Indexed keywords

BAT; EMERGENCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PREDATION; PREY AVAILABILITY; ROOSTING;

CHIROPTERA; EUMOPS; HEXAPODA; MOLOSSIDAE; MOLOSSUS; MOLOSSUS MOLOSSUS;

EID: 82955236947     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/150811011X624875     Document Type: Article

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