Latitudinal range shifts in Australian flying-foxes: A re-evaluation

Austral Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 12-22

  Roberts, Billie J ^a,b   Catterall, Carla P ^a   Eby, Peggy ^b   Kanowski, John ^a,c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Department of Environment Climate Change and Water ^*  (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Fruit bat; Geographical distribution; Land use change; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BAT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATABASE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT QUALITY; HISTORICAL RECORD; ISOTHERM; LAND USE CHANGE; LATITUDE; RANGE EXPANSION; RANGE SIZE; URBAN AGRICULTURE; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; PTEROPODIDAE; PTEROPUS ALECTO; PTEROPUS POLIOCEPHALUS;

EID: 83355162537     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2011.02243.x     Document Type: Article

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