The post-release fate of hand-reared orphaned bats: Survival and habitat selection

Animal Welfare

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-18

  Serangeli, M T ^a   Cistrone, L ^b   Ancillotto, L ^c   Tomassini, A ^c   Russo, D ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Forestry and Conservation   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Kuhl's pipistrelle; Post release survival; Rehabilitation; Roost; Sociality

Indexed keywords

HUNTINGTIN;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BAT; FORAGING; FOREST; HABITAT SELECTION; NONHUMAN; SURVIVAL; URBAN AREA; VEGETATION;

ANIMALIA; PIPISTRELLUS KUHLI;

EID: 84856380888     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7120/096272812799129510     Document Type: Article

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