Population genetic structure and natal philopatry in the widespread North American bat Myotis lucifugus

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1343-1351

  Dixon, Michael D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

dispersal; philopatry; roost ecology; white nose syndrome

Indexed keywords

BAT; COEXISTENCE; COLONY STRUCTURE; DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTIMATION METHOD; GENE FLOW; GENETIC STRUCTURE; INFECTIVITY; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MIGRATION; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHILOPATRY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 83755170645     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/10-MAMM-A-426.1     Document Type: Article

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