Ecomorphology, differentiated habitat use, and nocturnal activities of Rhinolophus and Hipposideros species in East Asian tropical forests

Zoology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 22-29

  Lee, Ya Fu ^a   Kuo, Yen Min ^a   Chu, Wen Chen ^a,b   Lin, Yu Hsiu ^a,b   Chang, Hsing Yi ^a   Chen, Wei Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ENDEMIC SPECIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bats; Echolocation; Habitat use; Wing morphology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAT; ECOSYSTEM; FAR EAST; FORELIMB; HISTOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIME; TREE;

ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; ECOSYSTEM; FAR EAST; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TREES; WING;

HIPPOSIDEROS; HIPPOSIDEROS TERASENSIS; RHINOLOPHUS; RHINOLOPHUS MONOCEROS;

EID: 84856231646     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2011.07.006     Document Type: Article

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